New scourges: spam, spyware and pop-ups
A few years ago, an antivirus program was plenty of protection for the average PC user. Then firewalls had to be erected against hackers. Soon privacy controls became standard to limit online losses of personal information.
HHS awards $849 million for bioterror preparedness
The Health and Human Service Department added $849 million in awards to states and four major metropolitan areas.
Rail security bill introduced
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders introduced legislation designed to protect the passenger and freight rail systems from terrorist attack.
Data sharing starts on the Web
Bill Spalding, CIO of the interagency Terrorist Threat Integration Center, has supervised the creation of an information architecture for the intelligence community's main nerve center for homeland security intelligence gathered overseas.
Putnam, Davis introduce Clinger-Cohen amendments
Reps. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) and Tom Davis (R-Va.) added proposed language to four sections of the 1996 Clinger-Cohen Act.
States, feds working to fix Matrix
State officials would keep greater control of their own information under a plan that federal officials hope will bolster support for an antiterrorism information-sharing network.
Problem sharing
Under a moonless sky on a desolate stretch of Texas' border with Mexico, Border Patrol agents with spotlights pinpoint scurrying illegal entrants and gather them into a waiting vehicle. After the agents bring the border crossers to the station for processing, most agree to return voluntarily to Mexico.
Inside job
Think for a moment about the tremendous technical challenge of knitting 22 agencies into one agency. Get everyone on the same network.
Entry-exit strategy
The Homeland Security Department's Border and Transportation Security Directorate, in a way, is the Homeland Security Department.
NIST releases security guidance on mapping information
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final version of its guidelines for categorizing information housed in federal IT systems.
OPM outlines four steps for IT security training
The Office of Personnel Management today outlined a process to ensure that employees and contractors who access federal systems are trained in IT security.
The lowdown on patch management software
<b>What is it?</b> Patch management software automates fixing of security vulnerabilities and software flaws.
Will legislation be the answer to improving security?
Whenever government and private-sector people come together to discuss IT security, the question of legislation to improve security is sure to be debated.
Intelligence sharing is a daunting task, DHS finds
The Homeland Security Department faces task of deploying the Homeland Security Data Network.
Cybercrime getting the attention of DHS
Cybercrime is emerging as the leading IT threat, public and private-sector security experts said.
IRS to issue RFP for broad IT support services at Treasury
The IRS plans to request proposals for Total Information Processing Support Services-3 for the Treasury Department.
Government cyberattack profiles vary from global average
Eight of the top 10 attacks against government systems were associated with Web servers or applications, according to a new study.
Agencies years from average FISMA grades, executive says
It will take five years or more for agencies to achieve even middling grades for compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act, a former White House official predicts.
Feds closing in on biometric policy
A meeting of 28 agencies late last month produced three areas of agreement on governmentwide biometric policy, said John D. Woodward Jr., director of the Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office.
@Info.Policy: Better ways to complain about privacy rules
If you have visited a doctor or hospital lately, you probably received a notice of your health privacy rights for the first time in your life.
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