Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity office bill gains steam

A House subcommittee approved a bill to create a National Cybersecurity Office in the Homeland Security Department.

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DHS should boost CIO, experts say

DHS should have its CIO report directly to the secretary and deputy secretary, officials tell Congress.

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TopOff exercise heads off virtual terrorists

Emergency workers respond to new and imagined threats.

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Who wants Cooper's headaches?

Chertoff will decide DHS' new power structure

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Cooper urges political replacement

The next chief information officer of the Homeland Security Department should be a political appointee, outgoing CIO Steve Cooper says.

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Stephan proposed for DHS job

Robert Stephan has been nominated to be an assistant secretary and designated as an acting undersecretary, too.

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Hewitt made DHS deputy CIO

Rear Adm. Ronald Hewitt was assistant commandant of the Coast Guard.

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Secure Flight hits turbulence from feds

Both the Government Accountability Office and the Homeland Security Department's inspector general criticized the program.

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Cooper out of the frying pan

Steve Cooper, the Homeland Security Department's first chief information officer, submitted his resignation April 4.

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TSA chief out in June

David Stone will step down as the Transportation Security Administration's leader.

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Homeland Security CIO to depart

Steve Cooper submitted his resignation on April 4 and he plans to leave sometime this month.

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Rosenzweig to chair DHS privacy group

The Homeland Security Department's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee held its inaugural meeting today.

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DHS puts out interim plan

The Interim National Preparedness Goal explains how government should work with nongovernmental organizations and the public during large-scale disasters.

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US-VISIT exit choice forthcoming

Homeland Security officials say they will pick an exit-tracking procedure within 60 days.

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Topoff 3 readies for WMD

The latest terrorism response exercise in the Top Officials series will include participants from Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Acquisition plan coming for DHS

Homeland Security Department officials say their new acquisition strategy should be ready soon.

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GAO: Secure Flight concerns remain

The Transportation Security Administration has made a lot of progress, but more remains before August launch.

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IG: TSA let down privacy guard

Policies were not enforced during the 2004 transfer of passenger data.

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IG sees minimal progress for US-VISIT

The DHS inspector general predicted that US-VISIT success would take at least five to 10 years to achieve.