Cybersecurity
Federal IT managers give themselves high marks in information security
But survey shows feds are less likely to have secured systems compared with states, local governments and industry.
Digital Government
Audit: Information security improvements needed at FDIC
Issues are minor but being addressed, agency officials said.
Digital Government
Mars lander communications successfully linked
NASA uses system of more than 100,000 lines of software code to direct Phoenix spacecraft and explore the Red Planet.
Cybersecurity
Hill: Regulatory groups fail to protect power grid from cyberattacks
Federal regulatory commission says it needs more authority to force plants to tighten security for computer networks.
Cybersecurity
OMB touts progress in e-government
Agencies are meeting milestones for cybersecurity, project management and reducing costs, but IT managers’ skills still a concern.
Cybersecurity
Federal computer security grade improves slightly in '07
But some say the report card’s finding means little in light of its shortcomings.
Digital Government
DHS awards networking contract, worth up to $1 billion
Verizon and AT&T beat out Qwest for OneNet initiative.
Cybersecurity
Bill lays out stricter info security requirements for DHS
Conducting vulnerability tests against known cyberattacks and setting requirements for the CIO post would be part of a bill that fixes shortcomings in a federal security law.
Modernization
Less than 8 percent of port workers have new security IDs
DHS moves deadline to issue more than 1 million credentials to April 2009.
Digital Government
GAO: $1 billion needed to expand employee verification system
Bill to make E-Verify mandatory would require more staff at SSA and DHS, but would cost far less than policing U.S. borders, proponents argue.
Digital Government
Report: IRS fails to manage digital evidence properly
Not following accepted procedures to back up evidence and keep procedural records raises the risk of evidence being thrown out in court, inspector general warns.
Digital Government
Panel questions requirements for REAL ID and border security program
Homeland Security and State departments defend new driver’s licenses and the requirements for Western Hemisphere travel documents.
Digital Government
Agencies not complying with record preservation policies
Bill would establish federal standards for storing e-records, but the cost could be "astronomical."
Digital Government
Few feds, contractors have received new ID cards
After solving “data quality” issues, OMB finds that the number of workers needing the high-tech cards has more than doubled since its last report.
Digital Government
New tax provision could cost Defense $17 billion
Department's report to Congress details expense of withholding 3 percent of payments to contractors.
Digital Government
GAO: EPA’s contract evaluation ‘flawed’
Sustained protest on contract that related to IBM’s suspension highlights unfair practices that influenced award decision.
Digital Government
OMB reports drop in number of high-risk IT projects
Completion of e-government and lines of business initiatives helped eliminate projects flagged as potential problems.
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