Modernization
DHS border security plan contains millions for technology
Upgrades to border security technology are a major part of the Homeland Security Department's new plan to help stop drug-related violence along the Mexico border.
Cybersecurity
Senator says his office computers were hacked
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said his office's computers were recently multiple times. He and two other senators are crafting a cybersecurity bill.
Cybersecurity
Obama picks Guthrie for ODNI CIO
Priscilla Guthrie served as the Defense Department's deputy chief information officer from 2001 to 2006.
Cybersecurity
R&D work vulnerable to cyber threats
A group of experts urged action to stop the effects cyber attacks could have on research and the economy.
People
Justice issues new FOIA guidelines
Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidelines today that encourage agencies to release information to the public under Freedom of Information Act requests.
Cybersecurity
Local police want better sharing of intelligence
Law enforcement officials and civil liberties advocates today asked for improved sharing of terrorism-related information.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want more interoperability in emergency comms
House subcommittee leaders say more is needed to make emergency communications devices interoperable; they and other officials say FEMA should stay in DHS.
Modernization
NARA wants new catalog
The National Archives and Records Administration wants information on how to replace the centralized system used to share and manage its holdings.
Modernization
House again considers electronic records bill
A new House bill would expand the National Archives and Records Administration's ability to dictate how agencies and the White House maintain electronic records.
Modernization
FBI cited for worst FOIA responses
An open-government group has given the FBI its annual award for poor performance in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.
Modernization
Officials back public/private partnerships
Government and industry officials today said ongoing partnerships between the public and private sectors are key to information sharing between them.
Modernization
Napolitano backs fusion centers
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the centers play an important role in her department's information-sharing efforts.
Cybersecurity
Kwon: More collaboration needed
The director of US-CERT urged more collaboration today between policy-makers and those who respond to cyber incidents.
Cybersecurity
DHS appoints cybersecurity official
Philip Reitinger will be the new deputy undersecretary of DHS' National Protection and Programs Directorate.
Cybersecurity
Officials urge civilian cybersecurity role
The outgoing director of DHS' National Cybersecurity Center and others say civilian agencies should play an independent and significant role in securing unclassified networks.
Cybersecurity
Group: Data sharing still falls short
A task force today recommended policy and information technology solutions that the administration and Congress should use to improve how security information is shared by authorities.
Cybersecurity
Peer-to-peer protection bill introduced
House members have introduced legislation designed to protect against the risks to security and privacy associated with peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.
Cybersecurity
Kundra picks up cybersecurity mantle
The new federal CIO pushes for cybersecurity reviews and a more global view of federal concerns.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security information security improves
As the component agencies that make up the Homeland Security Department integrate more fully, information security is improving.
Cybersecurity
DHS forms new research centers
The Homeland Security Department has hired two organizations for up to $712 million over five years to run two new DHS-sponsored research and development centers.
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