Cybersecurity
GAO: Feds miss mark on security reporting
More instructions needed on which problems to report and to whom, auditors say.
Digital Government
Insecurity alert
GAO recommends better oversight of companies' information security practices.
Digital Government
Is TSP a model for Social Security?
Bush cites Thrift Savings Plan as model for personal accounts
People
VeriSign receives DOD certification
VeriSign has been accredited by the Defense Department to expand its digital certificate services to federal, state and local governments.
Acquisition
Prepare for controls
Federal agencies will asked to implement no fewer than 17 minimum controls on each of their major applications and general support systems.
Modernization
Threats shift to databases
Protecting data stored on networks and PCs now presents the biggest concern rather than detecting unauthorized sniffing of packets, an expert says.
Modernization
Feds find RFID uses
GAO sees security risks in radio frequency identification technology.
Modernization
NIST focuses on measurements for new IT technologies
Officials hope to develop predictability in information systems.
Cybersecurity
Feds cram to meet ID deadlines
Officials tout worker protection as benefit for digital credentials.
People
Bush finds NIST nominee
President Bush intends to nominate a White House science and technology policy official to become director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
People
Postal Service copes with excess capacity
USPS leaders have no clear strategy for closing facilities or cutting unnecessary jobs, according to the Government Accountability Office.
People
GAO: Feds need to keep closer eye on IT contractors
Federal agencies are lax in holding contractors responsible for computer systems and network security, a GAO report finds.
Modernization
Entrust to sign e-passports
The first generation of e-passports will store information digitally signed using technology from Entrust.
Digital Government
NIST tackles measurement
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will lead a series of workshops to gather information for improving measurement capabilities in critical areas.
Acquisition
Migrant-tracking plans revealed
The Education Department focuses on electronic records for children of migrant workers.
People
GAO: Cut Postal excess
The U.S. Postal Service has no clear strategy for closing facilities or cutting jobs no longer needed, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Cybersecurity
NIST keys on crytography
Poorly managed keys can easily compromise the even the strongest cryptographic algorithms.
People
E-records R&D gets grants
Eleven university teams researching digital preservation have received $2.8 million in federal grants.
Modernization
Computer Readiness Team adds services
DHS' U.S. Computer Emegency Readiness Team will offer agencies expanded cybersecurity alerts and threat management services as a result of an agreement with Symantec.
People
NSF to fund digital government
The National Science Foundation will award up to $12 million in fiscal 2006 for research related to digital government, universal access and digital libraries.
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