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Fight over foreign student visa extension continues

September 24, 2008 — 10:44am ET | By Judi Hasson
Do American workers who feel aggrieved by the government's handling of the foreign student visa law have a right to challenge the Bush administration's handling of that policy in federal court? That... Read more...

Judge allows extension of student visas

August 9, 2008 — 10:57pm ET | By Judi Hasson
A federal judge in New Jersey refused to stop a federal Department of Homeland Security policy extending foreign student visas from one year to 29 months. The Programmers Guild, the Immigration... Read more...

Number of open-source code defects going down

May 23, 2008 — 5:54am ET | By Paul Mah
The results of a two-year study commissioned by the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS)... Read more...

U.S. border laptop searches approved

April 24, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A federal appeals court has made it easier for customs officials to search through the contents of a person's laptop. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that agents... Read more...

DHS finds a way around H-1B visas

April 7, 2008 — 6:59am ET
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the period for Optional Practical Training from 12-29 months. OPT certification allows foreign students to work in the United States without an H-1B... Read more...

Crossing the border gets tougher

February 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
New U.S. security rules governing the inspection of electronic devices of travelers crossing the border are now the subject of a legal fight. A lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and... Read more...

H-1B visa notices go digital

February 7, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes H-1B visas, is moving to the digital age. And you might say that it's about time. This year, for the first time, it plans... Read more...

Department of Homeland Security CIO comes under fire

June 20, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Department of Homeland Security, CIO Scott Charbo, has not been setting a good example and hasn't shown he's serious about fixing his departments vulnerabilities. That, at least, is the position... Read more...

Department of Homeland Security discusses own vulnerabilities

June 17, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

On June 20, officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will hold a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss the agency's apparent problems in staving off electronic attacks and IT systems... Read more...

Homeland security plans for interoperability by 2008

December 13, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has set some formidable goals for itself. One is establishing true interoperability for emergency communications. In fact, DHS leader Michael Chertoff... Read more...

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