OPM's E-Clearance meets its goals
The Office of Personnel Management this month completed the final module of its E-Clearance project that automates Form SF-86. It's one of the first Quicksilver initiatives to meet all its original goals. <br>
GSA outlines four e-authentication assurance levels
GSA will require agencies to adopt one of four assurance levels for electronic authorization for all e-government projects and major IT systems that conduct transactions by Oct. 1.<br>
Putnam: Cybersecurity laws coming
Cybersecurity regulation that will affect the private sector is on the way this year, a congressman said this morning.<br>
Web defacement contest scheduled for Sunday
<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED) </font> The first Defacers Challenge, complete with prizes for the hacker or hackers who can first deface 6,000 Web sites, is scheduled for July 6.<br>
IBM wireless software gains FIPS 140-2 nod
The latest version of IBM Corp.'s wireless access management software has won Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 certification for cryptographic modules.<br>
Virginia county fights spam
When IT officials in Arlington County, Va., found that a quarter of employees' incoming e-mail was spam, they put a stop to an open e-mail policy.<br>
Bill takes aim at identity theft
Federal agencies would be required to notify citizens of unauthorized access to their computerized personal data under a bill introduced yesterday in the Senate.<br>
Court, Justice clash over Interior's system security
A federal court has lambasted the Justice Department for allegedly putting roadblocks in the way of testing the Interior Department's systems security.<br>
DOD readies first aid for forgetful cardholders
Holders of the Defense Department's Common Access Card who forget their personal identification numbers can soon reset the PINs more easily.<br>
Smart cards must speak to privacy
Privacy has been a growing concern for agencies trying to use smart cards to verify identity and one vendor says deployments can violate privacy rights if they proceed without an agencywide policy.<br>
DHS network broadcasts cyberthreat warnings
A new network, described by a senior White House official as a "guinea pig," lets government and industry groups swap cyberalerts.
Government should take the point on cybersecurity, experts say
Security experts today challenged Congress to do more to improve the quality of the nation's software and hardware.<br>
Abraham asks NNSA to overhaul lab security
In the wake of numerous investigations into security lapses at Energy Department nuclear laboratories, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has directed the agency in charge of the labs to overhaul its security procedures.
House subcommittee pushes for speed on improving IT security
Expressing what Rep. Adam Putnam called 'bipartisan frustration' at the slow pace of improvement, a House subcommittee grilled agency officials today about federal IT security.<br>
Defense looks to the next wave of PKI and smart-card use
DOD's public-key infrastructure chief and its CIO will meet soon to finalize an evolutionary strategy for PKI use at the department.
Leading AIDS researcher touts role of IT in biotechnology
NIH's Anthony Fauci says IT has revolutionized gene discovery and research.
Spam canners can't agree on recipe
Federal Trade Commission head Orson Swindle today said the tidal wave of unsolicited e-mail messages 'is on the verge of killing the only killer app we have in <br>broadband''e-mail.<br>
U.N. aviation group approves biometrics for the fast lane
An international aviation security body has developed draft standards for embedding biometrics into machine-readable travel documents such as passports, though details of the plan need to be resolved over the next several months.
South Carolina's security chief worries about insider mistakes
Sometimes it's the little things that cause the big problems.Jim MacDougall, director of advanced technologies and acting chief information security officer in South Carolina's CIO office, knows this well.
At EPA, security is an inside job
For Mark Day, deputy CIO at the Environmental Protection Agency, the insider threat always looms large'largest, in fact.
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