Intel chiefs define C&A standards
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Department have defined the seven areas they plan to standardize for certification and accreditation of IT systems.
DHS ready to pilot new 10-fingerprint technology at airports
Federal officials expect to test a 10-fingerprint scanner technology at 11 airports this summer.
Best in show
The winners and near-winners at FOSE 2007.
Wherefore art thou?
The federal Real ID program to help states develop secure biometric driver's licenses that also serve as proof of citizenship or legal residence will require major work on back-end systems.
Wash. to pilot biometric card
Project with DHS to test license that could meet Real ID and passport card standards
Much work remains in IPv6 transition
As agencies approach the final stretch of their transition to IPv6 network backbones, much of the guidance they will be relying on remains to be finished.
Coming soon: IPv6 applications
Vendors and evangelists at the U.S. IPv6 Summit are beating the drums for the network serving up device-agnostic services and applications promised by the new generation of Internet protocols.
ODNI, DOD release IT security standardization policies
ONDI and DOD today released the seven areas of certification and accreditation for information technology systems that they will standardize.
DHS, Wash. state clear hybrid Real ID/passport card
The Homeland Security Department and Washington state have agreed to launch a pilot program, under which upgraded driver's licenses could potentially function as valid proof of U.S. citizenship at border crossings.
William Jackson | Focus on the data
A panel of current and former federal officials discussed IT security last week, and there was little more than a passing reference to regulatory compliance.
RIM, Motorola execs see government at mobility forefront
Government users are soon to emerge at the cutting edge of adopting mobility applications, according to two keynote speakers at FOSE.
Certification and accreditation reforms gain traction
The Pentagon and the intelligence community have launched implementation teams to carry out certification and accreditation process reforms, intelligence community CIO Dale Meyerrose said at FOSE today.
And the winners are...
Innovators take top honors as GCN editors choose Best of FOSE 2007
Governors' $1B Real ID request may be just the start
The nation's governors asked the House Budget Committee to provide a minimum of $1 billion to cover initial state implementation of the Real ID Act.
CDMO will make you a believer
Intel sharing office demands system definitions, needs justifications.
DHS poised to launch fingerprint scanner pilots
Federal officials expect to test the 10-fingerprint scanner technology that they have persuaded vendors to develop at 11 airports this summer.
Paller: Security priorities set by shame, not risk
When it comes to prioritizing IT security solutions, "convenience trumps security, but embarrassment trumps convenience." That's the rule of thumb offered by Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute.
CIO Council honors Schlarman, Andreessen with Azimuth Awards
The CIO Council picked two winners of the 2007 Azimuth Award that couldn't be more different.
OMB to require agencies to meet standard desktop configuration
The Office of Management and Budget will require agencies to move to a standard configuration for Microsoft Windows desktop by Feb.1, 2008.
Microsoft guidelines give the bottom line on security settings
Microsoft Corp. has produced a set of security guidelines for Windows Vista.
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