Digital Government
Panel: Top-level support crucial for security
Senior management needs to be better informed and proactively involved in protecting their organizations from cyberattacks, cybersecurity experts say.
People
Wanted: New DHS privacy officer
Experts laud O'Connor Kelly for balancing security and privacy
Digital Government
Justice IG report: Protect laptop data
Portable drives can help the Justice Department protect laptop data
People
Experts give identity management advice
The proper deployment of identity management can improve an organizations’ effectiveness – and the bottom line.
Digital Government
Check Point buys Sourcefire for $225M
Check Point will add to its portfolio the software-based intelligence gained from Sourcefire’s intrusion-prevention product lines.
People
Armstrong named DHS deputy CIO
Charles Armstrong, the CIO of the Homeland Security Department’s Border and Transportation Security Directorate, has been named DHS’ new deputy CIO.
People
OMB to pick smart card biometric standard
The standard will help carry out the Bush administration's directive for computer-readable identity credentials that can be used governmentwide.
Modernization
ArcSight upgrades insider threat analysis tools
A new version of the company's enterprise security management software will look for problems by tracking when systems and applications are expected to be used.
People
DHS budget slices $23M from HR system
The House and Senate have agreed to cut spending on the Homeland Security Department’s new human resources management system by $23 million for fiscal 2006.
People
FEMA IT problems predated Katrina
Even before Katrina, DHS' IT systems were so disconnected and inadequate that employees needed to develop ad hoc, often paper-based alternatives
Cybersecurity
White hat, gray hat, black hat
Hackers can teach government and industry valuable IT security lessons
People
DHS EAGLE RFP released
The Homeland Security Department has issued the final request for proposals for its new procurement program for IT services.
Digital Government
New iris scanner catches moving targets
Sarnoff's system allows up to 20 people a minute to walk through a portal at a normal pace without stopping, a company official said.
People
IG: Inadequate IT hobbled DHS’ 2004 hurricane response
The IG cites an unintegrated IT environment that sometimes required paper-based workarounds devised at the last minute, but FEMA's CIO defends the agency.
People
DHS privacy officer to depart
Nuala O’Connor Kelly, the first chief privacy officer at the Homeland Security Department, announced today that she is leaving her position.
Digital Government
Network appliance to get highest-ever security rating
A Tenix Datagate device will become the first in the world to receive the National Information Assurance Partnership's highest security certification.
People
TSA dropping commercial data from Secure Flight
Before deploying Secure Flight, TSA must publish a privacy impact notice in the Federal Register.
People
FBI extends deadline for Sentinel bids
FBI CIO Zalmai Azmi said the bureau will accept final proposals for Sentinel, the FBI's new flagship data management system, through Sept. 26.
Cybersecurity
FBI cybercrime chief heading to China
Louis Reigel will meet with Chinese cybercrime officials to discuss intellectual property issues.
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