The Department of Homeland Security has implemented several new measures, including automation and collaboration with other agencies, to reduce the number of backlogged, unvetted visas.
Rand Beers, DHS’ under secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, noted that the agency has vetted 843,000 out of 1.6 million visa overstays since a General Accounting Office report issued in April on the subject. Keep reading →
Not-for-profit MITRE Corp. is seeking proof of concept ideas for “innovation brokering” with a federal government markets, in the initial form of a perpetual trade show.
The objective is to enable the private sector to overcome barriers to doing business with the federal government, and contribute innovative ideas, according to Mitre officials. Responses are due July 31 for the ideas and will be evaluated using MITRE’s Prediction Market. MITRE manages federally funded research and development centers, so it’s efforts are likely to attract more than casual interest.
Initially MITRE is asking for feedback from vendors and other participants on what it would take for them to work with the federal government – how the government can improve its research and acquisition process – before reviewing contest submissions. Keep reading →