State bolsters passport security
The State Department has declared that electronic passports will be safe from identity thieves.
DHS mulls choice of passport technology, as lawmakers clash
Senior federal IT policy officials are facing a technology choice that also has set off fireworks in Congress: Should Uncle Sam accept digital photographs, as well as smart chips, as biometric identifiers in foreign passports?
Managers say security is good, despite bad grades
Most IT managers think information security at their agencies is pretty darn good'despite the latest computer security report cards handed out by the House Government Reform Committee, which gave agencies an overall grade of D+.
Thinking global
The challenge?
Security guide
A sharp increase in cyberthreats may have raised Mary Stone Holland's profile within the State Department in recent years, but it hasn't changed her approach.
Three potential laws on data privacy
By some counts, more than two dozen bills have been introduced in the House and Senate to protect sensitive personal data held in commercial databases. Recent high-profile cases of data theft or loss have made it increasingly likely that some legislation will be passed.
New cyberterrorism security center opens
A new operations center at the University of Pennsylvania will monitor and report cyberattacks against computer networks related to critical infrastructure.
Security add-ons slow Customs' ACE rollout
The Homeland Security Department's multibillion-dollar project to expedite the flow of trade data is slowing, as officials add border security features to the program.
OMB wants to know where the security money goes
The Office of Management and Budget is trying to get a clear idea of how agencies spend about $4.2 billion on IT security.
DHS security officials face long hot summer of audits
Homeland Security Department IT officials face a blistering summer of investigative reports on the department's systems security, the flaws in which likely will earn the department a failing grade in the Federal Information Security Management Act grading process for fiscal 2005.
Study: Online CFO Act reports are a mixed bag
The Homeland Security Department was 'a day late and a dollar short' in posting its annual mandated performance review on its Web site in December, according to a new study of performance-based accountability for 23 federal agencies by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Congress mulls new rules on protecting personal data
Government workers probably wish it happened earlier, but support is finally growing for federal regulation of personal information held by private companies. In February, Bank of America Corp. lost personal data, including Social Security numbers, for 1.2 million federal charge card holders.
Finally, some headway in the battle for Internet security?
The latest report on Internet security from Symantec Corp. identified a couple of positive trends in the last half of 2004.
Cybereye: Avoid the rush: Worry about 2006 elections now
The issue of voting technology has largely disappeared from the public agenda since the November elections.
IRS security flaws may expose taxpayer, banking data
According to a Government Accountability Office report, the Internal Revenue Service is putting taxpayers at risk of identity theft because of computer security flaws.
Information Sharing Environment gains a leader
John A. Russack, now the Energy Department's intelligence director, will be program manager for the Information Sharing Environment.
Lights, camera, Fose!
Advances in wireless and networked technologies'and the government's need for cybersecurity and interagency collaboration'dominated discussions at the 29th annual FOSE technology exposition April 5-7.
Agencies get a head start on protecting patient data
Federal health care providers have an advantage over their private counterparts in fulfilling new requirements taking effect this week to secure patient information.
DHS set for failing FISMA grade again
The Homeland Security Department likely will earn its third "F" in a row this fiscal year, outgoing CIO Steve Cooper said today.
CISO Exchange falters over format and fees
Three days after forming as an advisory board with congratulations all around, the newly created Chief Information Security Officers Exchange stumbled, as its co-chairman, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), said he was having second thoughts.
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