Posted on October 21, 2008 by Michael Thomas, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
From HSToday:
A founder of the key homeland security grant program looks back at his handiwork and provides tips on grants and getting the most out of procurement dollars.
A few excerpts:
This year marks the fifth year of existence of DHS, as well as of the UASI program. To this day, the program undergoes changes and sometimes [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Michael Thomas
The House thinks DHS takes too long to review and award contracts, and has specified money in the FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to address that by beefing up DHS acquisitions:
Panel wants larger DHS acquisition force
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GAO report criticizes DHS procurement
From USA Today:
A GAO report scheduled for release today says DHS has done a poor job overseeing the purchase of billions of dollars of equipment and technology since the agency was created five years ago. Senior department officials have “not provided the oversight needed” to ensure that purchases “with important national security objectives” function properly [...]
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