Digital Government
Cyberdefense alarms ring on Hill
Congressman calls on president, intelligence community to raise awareness of threats posed by cyberattacks
People
Navy defends $16 billion for intranet
To fend off rising congressional opposition to a contract that could cost the Navy as much as $16 billion, the Navy on Wednesday delivered to Congress a memorandum of understanding that promises full disclosure of its business approach to the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet program.
People
Wildlife imperiled by missile defense
The environment may pay the price for a system designed to shield the United States from missiles carrying nuclear or biological and chemical warheads, a Pentagon study finds.
Digital Government
$1.5B DOD security deal in the works
The Defense Department this week plans to launch a $1.5 billion procurement for a wide range of information security services, including new efforts to defend critical DOD networks against the kind of attacks that recently locked up Yahoo, Amazon.com and other popular Web sites.
Digital Government
Regs set for security
Commercial information security products designed to protect information systems from cyberattacks next year will have to meet strict international standards before government agencies can purchase them.
Digital Government
Clinton draws line on security
The Clinton administration has said enough is enough. Last week, in memos issued by President Clinton and the Office of Management and Budget, the administration indicated that it plans to get tough with federal agencies that do not make information systems security a top priority.
Acquisition
New Defense procurement director named
Former head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy will replace Eleanor Spector
People
Pentagon's EMall strategy questioned
The Defense Department, in a hurry to adopt commercial best-business practices, in 1998 established an online mall for purchasing supplies despite significant shortcomings in the system that made the military reluctant to use it.
Digital Government
First high-tech Cold War spy to be honored
The family of Francis Gary Powers will accept a medal on the 40th anniversary of a milestone of aviation history and intelligence history
Digital Government
New federal security policy on the way
Soon stricter standards will dictate which commercial products the government can buy to help fend off cyberattacks
Digital Government
NSA's privacy pledges not enough for some in Congress
Despite the National Security Agency's recent report on the legal guidelines governing its conduct of electronic surveillance and a personal letter from its director, some members of Congress still think it's time to look closer at the agency's activities
Digital Government
Report: Modeling, simulation could have helped during Gulf War
Pentagon report says advanced technology could have warned of biological, chemical weapons risks
Digital Government
Details behind Deutch computer scandal emerge
Details on covert intelligence operations, top secret communications intelligence and the budget of the National Reconnaissance Program may have been compromised as a result of former CIA director John Deutch's inappropriate use of unclassified information.
Digital Government
NSA moves to defuse Echelon controversy
The debate concerning a Cold Warera global surveillance network capable of intercepting vast quantities of phone, fax and email communications has the National Security Agency defending its reputation on Capitol Hill
People
$10 billion Navy intranet deal under scrutiny
The chairman of the House Military Readiness Subcommittee sent a letter to the secretary of the Navy requesting that the service delay the N/MCI until the Navy comes clean on funding and oversight requirements
People
Army does battle on PR front
Entrenched in a fierce battle with a hightech economy that is luring potential soldiers away from a career in the military, the Army is planning to award a contract for help in revising its marketing strategy
People
Air Force keeps tech force fresh
Like many federal agencies, the Air Force Research Laboratory faces a dilemma: How does it keep fresh ideas perking in the organization amid onrushing technology development and personnel turmoil brought about by an aging work force and the lure of the private sector?
Digital Government
Zombie attacks can be traced
The overwhelming amount of system logs that must be combed through to locate the culprits in last week's denial of service attacks on the Internet undoubtedly has slowed the FBI's investigation and created a formidable obstacle to compiling forensic evidence.
People
DMS security cracked during testing
DOD's own testing of security mechanisms within the Defense Message System architecture found gaping holes that hackers could enter
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