Navy signs maritime surveillance deals with four firms
Boeing Co., General Dynamics Corp, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. all won contracts for the Persistent Unmanned Maritime Airborne Surveillance program.
EPA awards water protection contract to CSC
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide scientific, engineering, communications outreach, IT and policy support to EPA's Water Security Division.
GAO: Privacy issues remain in data mining programs
A sampling of data mining programs in several federal agencies has found that implementing privacy and security measures is haphazard, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
The lowdown on mobile security
Security threats will rise as reliance on mobile devices expands, and the devices come to be seen as easy targets for hackers.
Mobile PC lock down
Reliable mobile security demands a multi-pronged strategy. Here's a start.
Smart ID cards to go to first responders in Washington
Roughly 200,000 first responders in the Washington metro area will receive biometric smart card IDs to enhance cooperation and efficiency between state and local first responders and their federal counterparts.
Two arrested overseas for crafting malware
Law enforcement officials in Morocco and Turkey have arrested two men believed to be responsible for creating and distributing the Mytob and Zotob computer worms.
Proactive anti-terrorism
Data mining could provide insight into terrorist attacks.
Troubleshooting telecom security
New post at DHS could improve strategy, though some turf issues would remain.
Authentication with a personal touch
Fingerprint scanners are accurate biometric identification tools'but they're not foolproof.
DOD plans to recognize more than just fingerprints
The future of biometrics lies beyond fingerprint scanners.
System breach draws attention in Congress
Unauthorized user accessed Air Force personnel records.
PACKET RAT: They who control ports can keep the worms at bay
The Rat is totally mystified about how the latest class of worm managed to catch so many major organizations napping.
Power User: Licensed to Drive Windows?
Windows device drivers are like drivers on the road in that they need to be licensed to operate.
Controlled Chaos
Homeland Security's R&D branch has been attacking its own test networks to help prevent future cyberattacks.
Agencies look to sharpen their data mining skills
Ever since the demise of Total Information Awareness'John Poindexter's ill-fated attempt to use massive amounts of commercially available data, combined with intelligence from federal agencies, to identify possible terrorist activities'the federal government has been circumspect in talking about its data mining programs.
Where the data meets the road
Information sharing at the federal, state and local levels is key to antiterror efforts.
DHS formulates nine themes for its R&D efforts
The Homeland Security Department is taking a cross-sector approach to protecting the nation's critical infrastructure in a new national research and development plan recently released.
DHS limps on cybersecurity, fails on IT security
Cybersecurity is one area where the Bush administration has tacitly admitted the need for stronger use of IT.
DHS performs an uneasy balancing act
Traditional citizen services sometimes have to take a back seat to anti-terrorpolicies at venerable agencies.
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