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Altiris Endpoint Security Solution automates security policy enforcement on PCs and laptops.
Liquid security?
Liquid Machines' ERM platform regulates what users can do with a variety of data sources, from printing, to copying, to saving.
DHS asset database can't support vaunted infrastructure protection plan
The Homeland Security Department's database of critical infrastructure and key resources is so faulty that it does not serve as a useful basis for making decisions about how to protect national resources, according to DHS' inspector general.
Patchwork policy can't protect data: VA IG
The Veterans Affairs Department was incapable of protecting sensitive data because its policies were fragmented across the department, according to the VA Office of Inspector General.
IG: U.S. Visit RFID needs better security controls
Use of RFID tags within the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program has been applied with privacy protections but has not been adequately configured, according to the Homeland Security Department IG.
OPM hires USIS for background check support
The Office of Personnel Management tapped U.S. Investigative Services for back-office and administrative support for agency officials who perform background investigations on potential government employees and contractors.
FIPS-201 hits the street
But when will the General Services Administration start approving products and services that adhere to the necessary standards?
Surveys: HSPD-12 plans lag
Two recent surveys signaled just how much agencies and vendors are struggling to implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. The biggest area of trouble identified by federal IT security executives and systems integrators was physical-access control.
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Integrated application assurance provide broad security coverage of an entire appliation "stack," including Web servers, databases and Web services.
NIST revamps crypto requirements for PIV cards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised guidelines for the cryptographic elements on new smart government ID cards, which agencies are scheduled to begin issuing in October.
Policy group urges RFID to thwart terrorists
Use of radio frequency identification tracking technologies and 24-hour remote sensor systems on shipping containers not only would boost port security but also would have significant commercial benefits, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California.
GSA releases RFP for HSPD-12 shared services
Under a request for proposals issued last week, the General Services Administration asked vendors to submit their integrated approach to six business processes in six categories of requirements for each business process under HSPD-12.
GPO seeks comments on card-producing plan
The Government Printing Office is seeking industry comments on its proposal to hire a contractor to help build and maintain a repository for developing and producing government identification cards under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
VA gives CIO IT security authority
Veterans Affairs secretary James Nicholson has given the VA CIO broad authority over information security policies and procedures, including enforcement, effective immediately.
DHS disaster practice makes perfect (kinda)
The Homeland Security Department is getting better at running drills that train a wide variety of government officials how to respond to terrorist attacks and that polish interoperable communications. But in other areas, it's still being criticized for inadequate preparations.
Q&A | DOD expert lends a hand on HSPD-12
Mike Butler, chief of DOD's smart-card programs, has been instrumental in getting the program up and running. Now he has been drafted by the General Services Administration to help the rest of government get Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 implemented.
New center will focus on identity theft, fraud
The Center for Identity Management and Information Protection will be located in the Economic Crime Institute of Utica College in Utica, N.Y. Its goal is to replace current piecemeal research efforts and pull together resources from industry, educational institutions and law enforcement.
As data breaches pile up, OMB cracks down
The flood of recent data breaches appears to be the product of a perfect storm of inadequate security controls, enforcement and training. As a result, the Office of Management and Budget has announced a deadline for agencies to implement data security safeguards, and Congress is watching to ensure that agencies comply.
Senate panel votes to delay Pass card
The Homeland Security Department's controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative would be postponed for 17 months under an amendment adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
FBI recovers stolen VA laptop
<font color="CC0000">(Updated) </font>The Veterans Affairs Department said today that law enforcement officials had recovered the stolen laptop containing the personal data of more than 26 million veterans, and that initially it looks as though the data has not been accessed.
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