Marine Corps drafts FATS for virtual training solutions
Firearms Training Systems will support marksmanship skills, judgment skills with both lethal and nonlethal forces and tactical training for the Marines.
Air Force to beta test Microsoft security patches
The Air Force now has a head start on implementing Microsoft security patches through a program that allows the department to receive beta test versions of programs.
Another view: E-passports need security upfront, not later
The State Department is committing one of the classic IT blunders with its proposed rules for electronic passports'focusing only on functionality and ignoring security when implementing a new technology.
Defense rolls out pair of PKI apps to users worldwide
The Defense Department has two new applications that speed up the validation of digital signatures for its Common Access Card program.
Panel calls for U.S., Canada, Mexico to integrate border policies
An independent task force says a North American security perimeter should be created, with a common biometric border pass that would allow expedited passage of travelers through customs, immigration and airport security.
Panel calls for secured border perimeter with U.S., Canada, Mexico
A task force recommends developing a 'North American community' with a common biometric border pass for expedited traffic, travel and trade between the countries.
Agencies ramp up use of E-Authentication
The General Services Administration's E-Authentication initiative has overcome turbulent beginnings and is setting standards for electronic credential holders in both the public and private sectors.
State to award e-passport contracts shortly
The department and the Government Printing Office soon will make the final decision on which and how many companies will provide the documents for Americans.
DHS buys more name analysis tools
The Homeland Security Department's Customs and Border Protection agency has signed a sole-source contract with Language Analysis Systems Inc. for software to help analyze names of people.
New ID standard is just the first of two-part plan
The debate over specifications for federal and contractor employee identification cards did not end with the Commerce Department's release of the Personal Identity Verification standard late last month. Locked in a small room somewhere are federal and industry experts discussing technical details for biometrics, card interfaces and encryption requirements.
Food supply still open to agro-terrorism
The U.S. food supply is vulnerable to terrorist attack via animal or plant diseases because of weaknesses in vaccine stockpiling and port security.
DHS' Kelly casts wary eye toward national IDs
The chief privacy officer for the Homeland Security Department is not a supporter of a national identification card.
GSA assessing charge card contractors' security policies
GSA will review the security policies of the SmartPay contractors after Bank of America revealed it lost the records of 1.2 million federal employees.
OMB to study consolidation of IT security functions
OMB will investigate whether some federal IT security functions could be provided centrally by agencies or commercial vendors.
House eyes DHS shake-up
House panel to weigh merger of the Border and Transportation Security Directorate's Customs and Border Protection agency with its Immigration and Customs Enforcement arm.
OMB: IT systems security at highest level in three years
The Office of Management and Budget earlier this week said federal agency systems security was stronger than ever.
Davis questions security of Treasury site
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has asked the Treasury Department to make sure that it can protect personal information collected when people buy savings bonds electronically.
OMB touts federal cybersecurity improvements
The Office of Management and Budget last week said the security of federal IT is at the highest level ever.
Top-to-bottom effort lifts DOT's IT security grade from D+ to A-
The Transportation Department's security success last year would be the envy of many a struggling student.
Feds' personal data goes missing
The Bank of America Corp.'s loss of data tapes containing personal information on 1.2 million federal charge card holders has triggered congressional wrath on both the bank and the General Services Administration.
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