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National Defense September 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Technology Chief to Reduce Number of Programs Eight months after taking over the division, Tara O'Toole's conclusion is that there are too many technologies in the pipeline, with most of them never reaching the hands of the first responders in the field who need them.
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The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 Tim Beyers	Don't Be Deceived by These Numbers If ever a rule of thumb were made to be broken, it's this: Never invest in an unprofitable company. Here's a look at network security specialist Secure Computing.
National Defense September 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr.	Department of Homeland Security on the Right Track The Department of Homeland Security is taking aggressive steps to help the nation's state and local governments, as well as first responders, prepare for the worst-case scenario.
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Reason March 2006 Veronique de Rugy	Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending.
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InternetNews December 7, 2005 Tim Gray	Ridge: Terrorist Threats Spur Tech Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge said today ongoing terrorist threats would continue to drive science and technology innovation in the United States and in the process make a better and stronger country.
National Defense May 2010 Stew Magnuson	Technology Directorate To Help DHS Agencies Write Requirements The Department of Homeland Security during its first eight years has had a poor reputation when it comes to fielding new technologies. DHS' science and technology directorate leader says her organization can help solve some of these acquisition problems.
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Inc. May 2005 Brian L. Clark	Targeting the DHS The Department of Homeland Security has $40 billion to spend. Here's how to get a piece of it.
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National Defense September 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Washington Insiders Question Federal Role In Homeland Security DHS' federal-centric governance is an outdated hierarchical model that is ill-suited to the post-industrial digital age, says John Fass Morton, author of a new book titled "Next-Generation Homeland Security: Network Federalism and the Course to National Preparedness."
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National Defense March 2009 Matthew Rusling	Study Blasts Container Scanning Process A new study adds fuel to an ongoing dispute between Congress and the Department of Homeland Security. The issue: screening U.S.-bound shipping containers.
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National Defense April 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat The biggest challenge facing the maritime transportation industry is ensuring that legitimate cargo is not needlessly delayed as new security measures are implemented.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 John McHale	Homeland Security Budget and Market Show Steady Growth Nearly half a decade old, the U.S. DHS is showing moderate growth in its budget request, while funding for research and development focuses on more solutions for today than for programs 20 years in the future.
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	DHS Science and Technology Directorate Faces Near Annihilation The budget being proposed by the House for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is so bare bones it would essentially terminate most of the research and development in the department, the head of the division said.
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Prepared Foods June 1, 2005 Terry J. Schwartz	Extra Credit Many food processing companies lose significant amounts of cash each year by not claiming the Research and Development tax credit -- yet the food industry is rich in R&D, and qualifying R&D activities are pervasive.
National Defense November 2012 Stew Magnuson	DHS Reports Huge Interest in New Border Camera Program With so few new acquisition programs in the pipeline at the Defense Department, it is perhaps no surprise that all the major contractors are competing for Customs and Border Protection's latest attempt to field a $1.5 billion camera system in the Southwest.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007	DHS Selects Govplace IT Offerings for FirstSource Program Govplace will provide IT solutions for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s new FirstSource program. The program is designed to consolidate information technology (IT) procurement across the department's agencies.
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National Defense January 2008 Stew Magnuson	DHS Pressing On With Troubled Technology Programs Whether it is program delays, public uproars over its policies, court challenges or accusations of mismanagement, nothing ever seems to go smoothly for DHS. Many of these controversial programs involve the development of new technologies.
National Defense January 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Government Reports Depict Alternate Realities Federal agency reports can be notoriously oblivious to facts.
National Defense July 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Citizens Invited to Participate in DHS Major Review The Department of Homeland Security wants to harness the "wisdom of crowds" into a major strategic review that is due to Congress in December.
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InternetNews September 24, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	Unisys to Blame For DHS Insecurity? Congressman alleges that the Department of Homeland Security hasn't been so secure, thanks to its contractor.
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