Registration for the March 15 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Vendor Outreach Session opens at noon Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, March 8. In honor of Women’s History Month, the March sessions are open only to woman-owned small businesses. The sessions are an opportunity for small businesses to connect with DHS officials and prime contractors. […]
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Report Critical of Trump Admin. Refugee Efforts
The Center for American Progress released a report Feb. 28 critical of the Trump administration’s policies toward refugees and recommended a rejuvenation of several programs to meet refugee needs in the future. “Throughout its first year in office, the Trump administration has made a concerted effort to undermine the U.S. refugee resettlement program,” wrote Silva […]
Trump and Theresa May Talk Syria, Russia
President Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May in a call March 4 discussing security matters in Syria as well as recent comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The leaders agreed that the Syrian regime and its Russian and Iranian sponsors must immediately and fully implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 2401, which […]
House Committee to Explore DHS Cybersecurity Workforce
House Homeland Security subcommittees will hold a hearing March 7 to explore Government Accountability Office (GAO) findings on cybersecurity workforce implementation for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). GAO released its report Cybersecurity Workforce: Urgent Need for DHS to Take Actions to Identify its Position and Critical Skill Requirements in February noting that DHS “did […]
Homeland Security Committee Tackles ‘Inefficient’ Vetting
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, called the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) vendor vetting process “bureaucratic in the worst ways, inefficient, inconsistent, and lacking transparency,” at a Feb. 28 hearing. He noted that the Office of Personnel Management establishes contractor employee standards, but DHS is inconsistent in […]