Digital Government
Portal key to Tampa's Super Bowl preparations
Web site allowed city police, fire and emergency medical personnel, as well as state and federal agents, to plan for traffic snarls, accidents and possible attacks.
Modernization
Tougher security standards coming for removable storage devices
Modifications to contracts would require protections from worms and viruses, and stronger encryption requirements.
Digital Government
Recovery.gov will be an interagency effort
Web site will allow the public to track federal stimulus funds, and aims to increase government transparency.
Cybersecurity
Breach of federal jobs site highlights need for contractor liability
Hacked information could be used for targeted phishing attacks and other scams.
Cybersecurity
Defense cybersecurity budget request likely a third more than reported
More than $1 billion in fiscal 2009 IT security budget request embedded in general program spending, not linked to networks, research group estimates.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano asks for reports on cybersecurity, border protection
New homeland security secretary wants DHS offices to describe their authority to protect public and private networks, and their relationships with other agencies.
Digital Government
Obama order offers IT chiefs rare leadership chance
After being 'lectured by OMB,' federal CIOs find themselves in a possible policy-shaping role for open government.
Digital Government
Lobby calls proposed rule to fight counterfeit products onerous
It is impossible for contractors to vouch for authenticity of products, and onus should fall on original manufacturers, ITAA says.
Digital Government
Online specialists praise, question White House Web site
WhiteHouse.gov has solid content, but online researchers wonder how the Obama administration will manage the flood of public feedback it has invited.
Cybersecurity
Audit: IRS ignored risks in deploying online filing system
Vulnerabilities were carried over across different stages of development, IG reports.
Digital Government
White House ordered to search employee computers for missing e-mails
Directive, which includes memory sticks, CDs and DVDs, is part of the effort to find missing messages during more than two years.
Digital Government
FBI studies biometrics to plan its future research
Report recommends how to improve the technologies the bureau and other agencies use to identify individuals.
Ideas
Cybersecurity Subcommittee Takes a Hit
Cybersecurity proponents suffered a loss with the <a href="http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prcommitt10609.html">announcement</a> by Congressman Jim Langevin, D-R.I., that he will take a leave of absence from the House Homeland Security Committee and return to the Armed Service Committee, where he served until January 2007, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked him to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Ideas
24: Art Imitating Reality?
Die-hard fans of the Fox Emmy-winning drama 24 enjoyed two full episodes Sunday night that focused on a breach of the firewall that protects the national infrastructure. Sound familiar?
Cybersecurity
Groups release top 25 programming errors to improve cybersecurity
Security professionals say agencies can require vendors to certify their software is free of the holes, which attackers commonly use to gain access to government networks.
Digital Government
IT analysts expect bailout to invite increase in cyberattacks
Hackers are likely to be tempted by the flow of funds through federal networks, forecasters say.
Digital Government
Information security still a problem at IRS
GAO points to 66 previously identified security weaknesses that remain unresolved
Digital Government
After more than a year, Canon is back on GSA Schedule
After dropping its GSA contract in face of questions about its pricing, the company is back with cheaper products
Digital Government
Governments accounted for 1 out of 5 breaches that exposed private data
Reports show that in 2008 most incidents occurred while data was in transit.
Digital Government
Homeland Security delays solicitation for IT consolidation
Contract will seek support in integration of key business processes.
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