Digital Government
IRS improves IT governance of modernization program
But IG says tax agency needs to improve oversight of information technology projects.
Cybersecurity
NIST updates guidelines for measuring information security
New document advises agencies in ensuring secure processes for individual programs.
Digital Government
IT contractors broaden their expertise to land government work
A veteran defense contractor's acquisition of small civilian consulting firm is the latest example of industry revamping its go-to-market strategy.
Cybersecurity
National Cyber Security Initiative will have a dozen parts
DHS official provides a glimpse at the components of the multi-billion-dollar effort.
Cybersecurity
Observers recommend moving security efforts from network perimeter to data
The shift in cybersecurity strategies will help agencies focus more on information sharing.
Cybersecurity
Only 30 percent of mobile computers found to be encrypted
Report recommends that OMB clarify its policies on encryption to help agencies comply with a 2007 directive.
Cybersecurity
Security analysts praise Obama's pledge for a cyber chief
Position's direct line to the president would give cybersecurity more clout, but how much is unclear.
Digital Government
Congress threatens to block rule to have airlines pay for foreign-exit system
Scuttling DHS proposal for a network to check identities of international travelers departing the country could suspend visa waiver program.
Digital Government
Congress pushes for national emergency communications plan
Department of Homeland Security may have to delay state grants to make first responder communications interoperable.
Modernization
DISA to offer on-demand computing environment in 2009
IT developers will be able to pay monthly for computing resources to test new software applications.
Digital Government
Agencies make dent in external IT network connections
Slow transition to Networx telecom contract could affect progress.
Digital Government
GAO: Archives not overseeing e-mail record preservation
Agencies fail to identify which messages qualify as records and rely on printing e-mails for storage.
Digital Government
DHS awards contract to outsource data center to CSC
Contract, worth a potential of $390 million, is another step to consolidate department's 18 data centers.
Digital Government
Senate panel slashes foreign visitor ID system
Appropriations committee, frustrated by delays, cuts US VISIT fiscal 2009 budget by nearly two-thirds.
Digital Government
NIST issues guidelines to test agencies' network security
Release is a "huge step forward" to make federal systems more secure and to improve FISMA.
Digital Government
Most federal benefit programs use electronic payments, GAO reports
But less than half of the programs know what percentage of payments is issued using online methods.
Cybersecurity
GAO: DHS should complete integration of cyber operations
Department counters that merging "may not be practical or efficient."
Digital Government
IG praises IRS modernization, with some exceptions
Insufficient budgets and inconsistent oversight threaten success.
Cybersecurity
Phishing attacks becoming more sophisticated
Targeted attacks, usually through e-mail messages, are “getting scarier and scarier,” former FBI computer crime investigator says.
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