Topic: Richard Skinner
There are thousands of stories of bravery out of the 9/11 attacks. Unfortunately, there also are many about scammers who tried to make money from...
Federal Emergency Management Agency information systems do not communicate well with those of their federal logistics partner agencies, audit concludes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to fix some of its logistics software, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department ...
Eight agencies still in starting block despite five-year effort. The Homeland Security Department began consolidating its human resource systems in 2005, but nine of its agencies haven't completed migrations to the new enterprisewide systems, and some agencies haven't started the ...
DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner told a congressional panel today that the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) needs new statutory authority to require agencies to implement the recommendations it makes for protecting their computer systems and networks. Skinner also told ...
In a recent performance audit, the IG found that systems from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and the department's Science and Technology directorate in DHS' enterprise application domain had security vulnerabilities and lacked configuration controls that ...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) division tasked with coordinating the cyber defense of federal agencies is falling short in several areas, according to an inspector general report released Wednesday.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) division tasked with coordinating the cyber ...
In a recent performance audit, the IG found that systems from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and the department's Science and Technology directorate in DHS' enterprise application domain had security vulnerabilities and lacked configuration controls that ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency poorly managed a $40 million information technology program that has delivered an unproven system, according to a new report from Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.. "The Mitigation Directorate attempted to develop an information technology system ...
Officials at Customs and Border Protection say a draft report by the inspector general contains 'misstatements of fact and inaccuracies that are misleading'. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are strongly defending performance on small-business goals for the Secure Border Initiative ...
The IG reviewed 39 DHS contract files valued at $196 million for fiscal 2009. "Acquisition personnel did not always follow regulations, policies, or procedures to support awarding the contracts through other than full and open competition," Skinner wrote. While Homeland Security officials ...