Key Coast Guard database needs improved security: IG
A report from the Homeland Security Department's inspector general says the Coast Guard does not have adequate database security controls for its Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement system.
GSA puts non-HSPD-12 smart-card implementations on hold
Agencies that have not begun implementing smart-card ID badges should not do so until vendor products that meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology's definition for cards and card readers are available, according to the General Services Administration.
DOD in enterprise software pact with Symantec
The Defense Department has established an enterprise software agreement with Symantec Corp. that offers Defense agencies access to more than 6,000 of the company's information assurance hardware and software products and services.
SE Linux embarks on Common Criteria testing
With the evaluation in place, this version of Linux could offer another trusted operating system for handling sensitive information.
FAA air-traffic systems lack cyberprotections, GAO finds
Air-traffic control systems operated by the Federal Aviation Administration contain significant cybersecurity weaknesses and are vulnerable to attack, according to government auditors.
Industry calls for government to guide defense of IT infrastructure
A lack of coordination between government and industry hampers efforts to protect the nation's critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and mishaps, a panel of industry experts told the House Science Committee this month.
Senate passes VA, USDA spending bills with IT restraints
In both bills, lawmakers continued the trend of placing limits on department IT spending, such as restricting funds and requiring notification of major IT projects, as they try to control costs.
NIST, Safecom to validate first responder radios for interoperability
A National Institute of Standards and Technology program will help public safety agencies avoid buying new wireless devices and systems that claim to meet the P25 standards but in fact do not.
Cyber Eye: FISMA or not, better security appears imminent
There is evidence that agencies are making progress in their struggle to secure federal IT systems.
Auditors rip DHS pilot for automating job eligibility checks
Congress' auditing agency today criticized the Homeland Security Department's methods for checking whether a new employee's visa or citizenship status is in order, citing failures in a Citizenship and Immigration Services pilot to automate the process.
Forgot a password? Fix it yourself
With about 125 of its 600 employees spread across different time zones in the United States, computer password problems and lockouts were a common occurrences for the Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
Another View: DHS' cybersecurity chief: 0rchestration vs. regulation
The Homeland Security Department recently undertook a critical step toward safeguarding the nation's information assets by creating an assistant secretary-level position dedicated to cybersecurity.
NIST proposes changes to rules for smart ID card
Agencies will have to add an extra data field to their smart cards if a proposed revision to the first phase of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 is approved.
Directory services at the core of sharing intelligence info
Creating the Information Sharing Environment called for in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Protection Act of 2004 starts with the plumbing.
Alabama's comm center can pick up and go
In the woods of Alabama's Wind Creek State Park, surrounded by a sea of trailers, sits a small white pickup truck with what looks like a camper on the back.
On a mission to restore comm links, a soldier locates family members
NEW ORLEANS'For Army Spc. Corey Kelly, being sent to New Orleans became a dual mission.
Dispatches from the Gulf Coast
With temperatures hovering in the mid-90s and humid air thick with mosquitoes, flies and other airborne nuisances, I spent nearly a week embedded with the Army's 93rd Signal Brigade at Camp Shelby, Miss.
Education has some big plans for fiscal 2006
Education Department officials are expecting a busy fiscal 2006. Marguerite Raaen, the department's deputy CIO and chief technology officer, said late last month that at least four requests for proposals for IT systems are in the works.
Rep. King to run Homeland Security panel
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) was chosen as the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee in a vote by Republican committee members held Sept. 14.
Davis defends Real ID Act from states' criticism
House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) insisted earlier this month that the Real ID Act, which outlines standards for issuing new driver's licenses, is not an unfunded mandate, despite what state governments may say.
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