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Committee leaders seek info on HSIN
Some lawmakers and the GAO have criticized DHS’ management of and planning for the $62 million Homeland Security Information Network Next Gen.
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DHS to hold industry day on cyber initiative
DHS plans to hold a vendor day to give industry an overview of what the department will be seeking as it implements its parts of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
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Cyber threats on the rise, FBI official says
The country's commercial and national security interests are increasingly the target of of cyberattacks, an FBI assistant director said today.
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National Cybersecurity Initiative R&D effort launched
The government launched the National Cyber Leap Year project to identify the most promising "game-changing" concepts as part of its Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
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Bush to name ODNI acting CIO
President Bush plans to designate Patrick Gorman as acting chief information officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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DHS CHCO to be appointed by department, not president
A new law will give the DHS secretary the authority to appoint the department's top human resources officer.
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GAO criticizes HSIN Next Gen management
GAO says DHS needs to address management deficiencies in its next-generation platform for sharing homeland security information with state and local authorities.
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Chertoff urges caution on potential of new cybersecurity laws
The DHS Secretary also defended the role of his department in the national cybersecurity initiative.
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Panel: Government data-mining programs need more scrutiny
Proposed homeland security-related programs need systematic review before deployment, according a report by a National Research Council committee.
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Info sharing to be part of performance reviews
New guidance released to help federal agencies that participate in the Information Sharing Environment hold employees accountable for their efforts to share terrorism-related information.
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Intell CIO to make standards the standard
The intelligence community is taking a new standards-based approach to information security.
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Feds take counterterrorism local
New systems now undergoing trial runs could help resolve longstanding policy debates about information sharing.
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Congress passes measure to kill restrictions on DHS grants
The House and Senate have passed legislation that would prohibit the Homeland Security Department from putting some restrictions on how state and local authorities can use grants to fund intelligence fusion centers.
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Intell community gets new IT policies
A directive issued by the Director of National Intelligence implements information technology policy for the intelligence community that focuses on information sharing, collaboration and mission.
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Fiscal 2009 IT budgets overview
Although most agencies don't know how much money they'll have to spend on IT projects in fiscal 2009, the Veterans Affairs, Defense and Homeland Security departments could receive billions for their projects.
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FBI creates knowledge wiki
Bureaupedia will let agents and analysts share their expertise with others.
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Web research turns new page
Group readies protocol to improve sharing of Web-based research information.
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Update: Senate to consider bill with billions for IT
The funding measure would allow most of the government to run at fiscal 2008 levels until March and provide fiscal 2009 budgets for DHS, DOD and the VA.
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FBI CIO Azmi will retire in October
Zalmai Azmi, the FBI's chief information officer since 2004, announced today that he will retire from the government Oct. 17. His successor has not been selected.
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GAO: Sentinel is procurement model for FBI
FBI officials working on a $451 million investigative case management system have used effective practices for acquiring commercial information technology that the bureau incorporate into policy, the GAO says.
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