Cybersecurity

Obama action plan calls for cybersecurity coordinator

President Obama will appoint a cybersecurity coordinator who will anchor a suite of initiatives recommended in the findings of the 60-day review of the nation’s cybersecurity posture.

Cybersecurity

Security experts debate federal approach to cybersecurity

Security experts agree that the nation’s cyber defenses are inadequate, but they disagree about who should have authority for overseeing the protection of the cyber infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Researchers: Botnet infects thousands of government computers

Company officials say nearly 2 million computers have been infected — some on U.S. government networks.

Modernization

The best security strategy: Low expectations

Members of a panel of security experts today painted a gloomy picture of the cybersecurity landscape, in which rapidly evolving threats and conditions ensure that even the best solutions are likely to remain piecemeal and temporary.

People

Voters visit Obama, McCain sites to research key issues

Education among the top searches on both Web sites.

Digital Government

R&D funding program nears final awards

NIST's Advanced Technology Program is being phased out in fiscal 2008, but previous and pending awards will still be funded.