Cybersecurity
Security bosses feel patch pain
A survey finds patch management is the top concern of chief information security officers.
People
Looking to recharge the Postal Service
Technology provides a blessing and a curse for the U.S. Postal Service's future.
Digital Government
Lockheed wins $525M SSA deal
The seven-year contract focuses on the Social Security Administration's need for software engineering and testing.
Modernization
The value of bad news
Federal managers rely on scanners to discover and reduce security risks
People
IRS: It's the best modernization year
The Internal Revenue Service CIO says 2004 will be remembered as the year that the IRS delivered four modernized tax systems.
Cybersecurity
FTC considers its antispam options
Industry officials said they welcomed the FTC's role in urging the use of e-mail authentication technologies.
People
Shrinking postal ranks
The Postal Service will close 80 personnel offices nationwide to improve efficiency and reduce administrative expenses.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases ID standard
Its requirements will become the basis for mandatory ID cards for federal workers.
Cybersecurity
E-mail commerce vs. politics
Solving the nation's spam problem requires a balancing act, experts said at an FTC meeting.
Cybersecurity
Securing your wireless network
NIST's guidelines are a reminder that significant effort, resources and vigilance are required to maintain security controls on wireless communications.
Cybersecurity
Enforcement, not flawlessness, key to security
Security officer for a claims company says policy flaws are a bigger concern that security incidents.
Cybersecurity
Fixing the DHS cybersecurity gap
Management experts aren't surprised that an audit turns up cybersecurity struggles at DHS.
Cybersecurity
Postal Service prized for privacy
USPS' chief privacy officer was cited for her role in developing the agency's privacy impact assessment tool.
People
Report: DHS has 'significant deficiency' in info security
The department's inspector general cited a lack of CIO authority as a reason for DHS' struggles with information security.
Cybersecurity
Banking on e-authentication
Federal officials plan to enlist the help of banks in implementing e-authentication for government services.
Modernization
IE alert issued
The alert from DHS recommends that users apply a software patch that Microsoft has released.
People
Long way to go for student aid system, GAO says
A report recommends that the Federal Student Aid Office's chief operating officer clarify strategic objectives and finish integrating incompatible systems.
Cybersecurity
NIST's budget woes
An advisory board concluded that funding for computer security activities at NIST is inadequate.
Modernization
NSA plots software center
A National Security Agency official says the research will focus on software security.
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