Digital Government
Contractor networks pose security risk, Defense official says
The Defense Department and intelligence agencies are developing stricter information security standards to reduce the risks, which include offshoring and acquisitions of American IT firms by foreign companies.
Digital Government
Info sharing CIOs' top priority, says Pentagon official
Agencies will have difficulty sharing information as long as federal IT executives regard sharing and security as mutually exclusive, said Dave Wennergren, the Pentagon's deputy chief information officer.
Modernization
Survey: Users still compromising federal computer networks
Survey results predict significant growth in identity management to combat security weaknesses.
Cybersecurity
OMB reports 60 percent increase in information security incidents
The news is "not necessarily a bad thing," says administration's top IT official.
Cybersecurity
OMB: Information security incidents spike 60 percent
Increase is "not necessarily a bad thing," says administration's top IT official. Results reflect better detection of threats but call into question the effectiveness of certifying agencies' information security.
Cybersecurity
DHS gives itself a 'C' for cybersecurity
OMB hints at new metrics for assessing agencies' vulnerability to computer attacks.
Digital Government
Congress continues probe into missing e-mails
House lawmakers wrangle over whether White House conducted government business from political e-mail accounts.
Digital Government
Microsoft announces principles to encourage interoperability
Changes could mean simpler integration of systems for federal agencies.
Digital Government
Agencies' transition to new telecom system slow
Federal agencies' transition to the Networx telecommunications program is slow, with lack of resources and buy-in from top executives and chief information officers to blame for the pace, said an official at the General Services Administration, which manages the contract.
Digital Government
GSA drives green IT procurements
With no clear metrics for defining an information technology solution as "green," contractors will be expected to consider environmental impact when bidding on federal contracts.
Cybersecurity
Government still suffers from information insecurity
Ensuring only authorized users have access to data is among the top challenges facing agencies, says GAO.
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