EDITOR'S DESK: FBI IT foul-up: The case for oversight
The reaction was swift and predictable when FBI director Robert Mueller delivered the grim news at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing earlier this month that the agency's three-year, $170 million effort to build the highly touted Virtual Case File system now appears destined to be scrapped.
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<b>Intelligence deal</b>. The Army has tapped four companies to vie for work under a $209 million support deal for its Intelligence and Security Command.
Bay Area transit police map a better view of their beat
The Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department is pushing location-based information out to its cops in the field by making data available on wireless devices.
Agencies face a tight timetable on new federal ID standard
The hard work on the new FIPS standard for personal identity verification is about to begin: Agencies must be in initial compliance by October.
Intrusion prevention systems provide an active line of defense
Squeezed for time and manpower, IT administrators are moving beyond intrusion detection systems, implementing tools to automatically block intrusions.
New security tools focus on the data
The increasing mobility of digitized data and a growing concern over privacy is driving security from the network perimeter down to the data level.
Anti-spyware tool to become standard issue for Windows
Microsoft will make its new AntiSpyware tool available at no charge to all Windows users, Bill Gates says.
Cybersecurity group celebrates its first birthday by looking ahead
The Computer Security Industry Alliance has "established a beachhead in Washington," executive director Paul Kurtz says.
Security conference kicks off with FISMA focus
The RSA Security Conference gets underway today with NIST sessions on meeting security and identity management requirements.
Cisco, IBM propose Internet-based disaster alert system
Engineers say such a system could be used to quickly alert people of an impending catastrophic event, such as a tsunami or a hurricane.
Industry wants administration to focus on cybercrime
The proposal was made during talks between chief technology officers of prominent hardware and software companies and government officials.
Defense makes digital validation apps available
DOD has rolled out two applications to validate the authenticity of digital signatures for its Common Access Card program.
FBI shuts down hacked e-mail accounts
The FBI late Friday confirmed reports that parts of its fbi.gov e-mail system had been hacked.
Bid protest stalls biometric passports
The government will push back its schedule to roll out passports embedded with biometric information from late this year to mid-2006 because of procurement problems.
NIST lays out new smart-card draft specs
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released biometric specifications that firm up plans for governmentwide personal-identity-verification cards.
NIST puts the word out on security safeguards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency have released a specification to standardize IT security checklists.
Patent office will get continued systems help from CSC
The Patent and Trademark Office awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $280 million contract to continue providing systems development and integration, testing and training for modernizing business processes.
Info sharing can be perilous'just ask Energy and DHS
It's a cautionary tale: Five months worth of sensitive federal briefings on terrorism show up on a nongovernment Web site. Supposedly, only government eyes would ever see them.
Cyber Eye: Consumer technologies present fresh headaches for net administrators
As the distinction between personal gadgets and enterprise tools continues to blur, more consumer products are being introduced into the workplace without any formal planning.
Microsoft creates plan for sharing security info with governments
Microsoft Corp. today announced a program to improve information sharing on security vulnerabilities and incidents.
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