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40 SDVOSBs on the Ramp to CIO-SP3 Pending Size and Status Verification
NITAAC still is evaluating bids for the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) group, the Section 8(a) group, and the general small business group.
Daily Briefings Newsletter - DHS (WNB – DHS Today)
DHS to Publish Guide on Handling Social Media Misinformation During Disasters
The report recommends enlisting digital volunteers to monitor social media and identify rumors and report back to officials so they can correct them.
Airport & Aviation Security
CBP Lacks Software to Verify E-Passport Chip Data, Senators Say
A skilled hacker could alter the data on an e-Passport chip — like the name, photo, or expiration date — without alerting a border agent, say experts.
Budget
DHS Spending Growing Proportion of Budget on Contracts
Spending rose above 2016 levels in professional services, architecture, engineering and construction, and shipbuilding.
Daily Briefings Newsletter - DHS (WNB – DHS Today)
FBI Explores $30 Billion Move Into Stormy Cloud Market
Bureau seeks system "installed on commercial premises and operated and maintained at the Secret classification level with technology refreshment by the provider as a service."
Daily Briefings Newsletter - DHS (WNB – DHS Today)
Six-Month Window to Spend Budget Bonanza Might Super-Size September Spree
Army chief of staff: "We don't get the same type of rigor we would like to get if we had it sooner."
Airport & Aviation Security
DHS Launches Efforts to Protect Government, Commercial Supply Chains
P&G will donate testing devices to verify the authenticity of its products, helping CBP officers and trade specialists reduce the possibility of counterfeit goods entering the U.S.
Border Security
2019 Budget: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Requests $8.82 Billion
ICE requested $511.1 million for contract/chartered flights and commercial airlines for removals of illegal immigrants.
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