Digital Government
Help wanted: Agencies expect to hire more info security pros in 2010
Federal government is a good place for information security professionals to be during the economic downturn, with relatively stable budgets, rising wages and growing employment, according to a survey by ISC2.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity program has serious defects, GAO says
The administration has declassified much of the Bush-era Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, but it suffers from fundamental problems that must be remedied.
Digital Government
Nation's cybersecurity suffers from a lack of information sharing
Lack of trust between the government and private sectors still inhibits information sharing needed to defend against rapidly evolving cyberthreats.
Digital Government
White House lifts the veil on Bush cybersecurity initiative
National cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt announced at the RSA Security Conference that, beginning today, newly declassified portions of the CNCI will be available online.
Digital Government
Salvation from the 7 deadly sins of cloud computing
The Cloud Security Alliance released the first version of its "Top Threats to Cloud Computing" report today at the RSA Security Conference.
Digital Government
Census struggles to solve IT problems in time for 2010 count
With time running out before the decennial head count gets fully under way, key IT systems the Census Bureau is relying on still have performance problems, the Government Accountability Office told Congress.
Digital Government
Security agencies release Top 25 programming errors
Developers of the Top 25 list of programming errors include DHS, NSA, MITRE and the SANS Institute, and they hope to have the list included in standard contract language that would help make software developers accountable for the security of their products.
Digital Government
NOAA launches online climate portal
The prototype Climate.gov Web portal would serve as a tool for the proposed NOAA Climate Service, a new line office that would bring together expertise and data from other NOAA offices already observing and modeling the Earth’s atmospheric and oceanic systems.
Digital Government
New cybersecurity coordinator says he has the president’s ear
In his first public talk since taking the job, Howard Schmidt seeks to allay concerns about his influence in the White House.
Digital Government
Legislation that would lead to better understanding of spectrum allocation takes first step in Congress
Two bills call for a national inventory of radio spectrum as a first step toward meeting the growing demand for bandwidth for mobile communications and computing devices.
Digital Government
A call for critical thinking about securing our electric grid
The nation’s electric power grid is a vital part of our critical infrastructure, but it might not be as vulnerable and fragile as it appears. One expert says it is more resilient than we give it credit for.
Digital Government
NIST completes first release of Smart Grid framework
NIST has introduced an initial set of standards and a framework for creating a new smart energy distribution grid, the first step of a three-phase plan by NIST to develop Smart Grid standards.
Digital Government
Internet addresses rapidly running out
The Number Resource Organization, which oversees global allocation of IP addresses, says 90 percent of addresses available under IPv4 are taken.
Digital Government
Will FCC's National Broadband Plan address reliability?
The National Broadband Plan being readied by the FCC for Congress could include programs to ensure greater reliability and visibility into IP networks, the chief of the Communications Systems Analysis Division said Tuesday.
Digital Government
White House meets corporate CEOs for ideas on modernizing government
The White House is convening a conference of 50 corporate CEOs with the hope of generating “game changing ideas” that can help IT improve government efficiency.
Digital Government
The weakest link in anti-terror systems
President Obama described recent failures in anti-terrorism efforts as systemic. But they were not failures of systems; they were failures of human beings using the systems.
Digital Government
Stuck in the mud: IRS spins its wheels on electronic modernization
The Customer Account Data Engine, a part of the IRS business modernization program expected to be fully implemented by 2012, speeds processing of tax returns and refunds. But it also increases complexity.
Digital Government
First responders lobby Congress for more spectrum on safety network
A coalition of public safety organizations wants Congress to allocate an additional 10 MHz of radio spectrum to the planned national public safety network.
Digital Government
FIPS-certified USB drives have security flaws
Vulnerabilities in supposedly secure USB flash drives that received FIPS certification are causing NIST to review the certification process for cryptographic modules.
Digital Government
Security issues to fear in the New Year
An increasingly complex and networked world poses new threats; cloud computing, social networking and mobile platforms claim the attention of security prognosticators for 2010.
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