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A New Burden for Airlines: U.S. Exit Proposal: On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a proposal for how to deal with non-U.S. citizens departing the U.S. Will it surprise you to hear that it's a disaster for the airlines? If you're an American citizen, you may not know that most foreign...; Tags: Airline, Fingerprint, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Photograph, Government, Brett Snyder; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Department of Human Services Building: Energy efficiency and employee comfort were top priorities for the State of Oregon when it went searching for new space for the Department of Human Services (DHS). The existing, 20-year old heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system had to be replaced so that the building could be converted into...; Tags: sustainability, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, HVAC, modeling, leadership, team; Case studies
u.s. department of homeland security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Federal Airline Passenger Screener Recruiting and Hiring Assisting with One of the Largest Peacetime Mobilizations in U.S. History: In the wake of the terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration was formed and charged with the mission of better securing U.S. airports. Pearson Government Solutions provided TSA a complete, end-to-end human resource management solution to successfully recruit, assess, hire, orient, and administer nearly 60,000 qualified...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Pearson Government Solutions, Transportation Security Administration, airport security, HRM, recruiting, hiring, Human Resources; Case studies
Mission-Critical Collaboration: Oracle Builds a Database for Homeland Security: Effective sharing of information has never been more critical than it is for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which tasked with protecting the United States from future harm. This article discusses how United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turned to Oracle to help tackle its central task -...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Oracle Corp., homeland security, collaboration, leadership, agency, database; White papers
Border Security: The article discusses the border security in U.S. after the terrorist attacks of September 11th which unsettled the public's confidence in the nation's security and raised concerns about whether the institutions are up to the task of intercepting and thwarting would-be terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security has made progress...; Tags: border security, terrorist attack, security; White papers

Email Snowballed via DHS in a Day: 2.2 Million: It started with one email from a businessman in North Carolina who wanted to alert the news list owner of his change of address. From there, it snowballed to 2.2. million messages to people at all levels of government and private security. Here's how...; Tags: Jonathan Haeber, e-mail, open source, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Blog posts 2007-10-08
Potholes And Detours In The Road To Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy: The national strategy for the protection of critical infrastructure and key assets is not working due to a number of failed strategies, which this paper examines in detail: federalism (separation of state and federal governmental controls) advocates that the first line of defense is local first responders; two years after...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, risk analysis, vulnerability, strategy, analysis, asset; White papers 2006-01-23
Homeland Security: DHS Needs to Improve Ethics-Related Management Controls for the Science and Technology Directorate: The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate was established to focus on areas such as addressing countermeasures for biological threats. To do this, it hired experts from the national laboratories under the authority of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). This paper examines the management controls established...; Tags: Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ethics, homeland security, R&D; White papers 2005-12-01
Hurricane Katrina Control System Assistance: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes many critical infrastructure control systems were shutdown, damaged, or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Katrina. To assist control system owners, operators, vendors, and service providers in bringing control systems, and the sensitive processes and functions they monitor and manage, back into operation...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina, monitor, team; White papers 2005-09-16
Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit From Additional Management Actions by State and DHS: In adjudicating a visa application, Department of State (State) consular officers are on the front line of defense against those whose entry would likely be harmful to U.S. national interests. In October 2002, GAO identified shortcomings and made recommendations on the role of national security in the visa process. This...; Tags: Government Accountability Office, visa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, border security, benefit; White papers 2005-09-13
Department of Homeland Security: Strategic Management of Training Important for Successful Transformation: Training can play a key role in helping the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) successfully address the challenge of transformation and cultural change and help ensure that its workforce possesses the knowledge and skills needed to effectively respond to current and future threats. This report discusses how DHS is addressing...; Tags: Workforce management, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, training, strategic management, workforce, knowledge; White papers 2005-09-01
Information Technology: Management Improvements Needed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Infrastructure Modernization Program: The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Atlas program is intended to modernize Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) information technology (IT) infrastructure. By congressional mandate, DHS is to develop and submit for approval an expenditure plan for Atlas that satisfies certain legislative conditions, including a review by GAO. This purpose of...; Tags: Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, information technology; White papers 2005-09-01
Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) authorizes the President to issue a major disaster declaration to speed a wide range of federal aid to states determined to be overwhelmed by hurricanes or other catastrophes. Financing for the aid is appropriated to the Disaster...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, financing; White papers 2005-08-29
Department of Homeland Security Reorganization: The 2SR Initiative: The Department of Homeland Security was mandated by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The creation of DHS resulted in a reorganization of the executive branch on a scale not experienced since the establishment of the Department of Defense half a century ago. This report focuses primarily on the conclusions...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, homeland security, leadership; White papers 2005-08-19
Border Security: Opportunities to Increase Coordination of Air and Marine Assets: Three agencies of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have primary responsibility for securing the nation's borders--the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This report analyzed what efforts DHS has undertaken to facilitate coordination of the air and marine assets of...; Tags: Asset management, Advertising & Promotion, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, agency, asset, border security; White papers 2005-08-01
Homeland Security: Managing First Responder Grants to Enhance Emergency Preparedness in the National Capital Region: The report examines the use of federal funds emergency preparedness funds allocated to National Capital Region (NCR) jurisdictions, the challenges within the NCR to organizing and implementing efficient and effective preparedness programs, any emergency preparedness gaps that remain in the NCR, and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) role in...; Tags: Government Accountability Office, emergency preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, homeland security; White papers 2005-07-14
Strategic Budgeting: Risk Management Principles Can Help DHS Allocate Resources to Highest Priorities: The significant resources directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicate that a robust homeland security program is viewed as critical to the protection and prosperity of Americans. This paper addresses the need for a fundamental reexamination of the base of government, the role that performance budgeting tools can...; Tags: Performance management, Financial services, Government Accountability Office, performance budgeting, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, risk management, homeland security, performance, budgeting, agency, tool; White papers 2005-06-29
Homeland Security Department: FY2006 Appropriations: The President's budget request for FY2006 was submitted to Congress on February 7, 2005. The Administration is requesting a net appropriation of $30.6 billion in net budget authority for FY2006, of which $29.6 billion is discretionary budget authority, and $1 billion is mandatory budget authority. Both the House passed and...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, president; White papers 2005-06-29
Homeland Security: DHS' Efforts to Enhance First Responders' All - Hazards Capabilities Continue to Evolve: The events of September 11, 2001, have resulted in a greater focus on the role of first responders in carrying out the nation's emergency management efforts. This report examines the actions DHS ahs taken to provide policies and strategies that promote the development of the all-hazards emergency management capabilities of...; Tags: Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, terrorist attack, homeland security, strategy; White papers 2005-07-01
Border Patrol: Available Data on Interior Checkpoints Suggest Differences in Sector Performance: The U.S. Border Patrol, a component of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, a part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aims to apprehend persons who illegally enter the United States between official ports of entry, including potential terrorists, aliens, and contraband smugglers, thereby deterring or stopping...; Tags: Performance management, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, performance, U.S., agency, strategy, benefit; White papers 2005-07-01