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.