Sen. Edwards introduces information security bill
The National Cyber Security Leadership Act, introduced last week, would require agencies to identify vulnerabilities in their systems and set up timetables for eliminating them.<br>
'Hello, SSA, it's me'
The Social Security Administration made 'a huge leap' in efficiency by letting employers file W-2 wage reports online at <i>www.ssa.gov/employer</i>, and now the agency is testing voiceprint authentication of filers by telephone, SSA project manager Chuck Liptz said today. <br>
FedCIRC prepares to launch new security patch service
The Federal Computer Incident Response Center introduced systems and security administrators to its new patch distribution service today.<br>
Microsoft to let national governments review source code
Microsoft Corp. has announced a new program to make source code for its Windows operating systems available for review to national governments.
Many HSD agencies have IT problems, GAO says
The new Homeland Security Department will inherit many of the IT management problems of its component agencies, the General Accounting Office reported today. <br>
Spread of handheld devices raises security questions
Wireless security is a concern for agencies with ever-more tech-savvy employees bringing to work handheld devices that don't mesh with federal security guidelines, said CDW Government Inc. president James R. Shanks.
Does cyberwar start with scholarships?
A sustained digital attack on critical U.S. infrastructure wouldn't be easy to execute, but there are indications that some groups might be investing in the human resources such an attack would require. <br>
Possible war, terrorist threats shape Defense IT agenda
As the Bush administration and civilian agencies finesse the government's citizen-centric focus, the Defense Department this year will continue to push forward with leading-edge technology initiatives.
Game Time: Can Bush's playbook deliver results?
At the nexus of the Bush administration's policy agenda for 2003 is IT. It's a focus on which the government expects to spend upwards of $52 billion to meet the president's demands. On the list'driven by a public that expects online service 24-7 and a world where data sharing could keep the country one step ahead of terrorist threats'are a series of initiatives that have been fleshed out but not delivered over the past year.
GCN Lab rates 802.11a wireless access points
The ideal office for a wireless network has a lot in common with an antenna. It's oval in shape and constructed of metal with lots of open space. It has no sharp corners, cubicles, plush chairs or chunky executives to reduce signal strength.
DISA crew inoculates DOD against viruses
Tens of thousands of viruses threaten Defense Department systems, and Mark Bogart is personally working to provide every user with vaccines.
Network security monitors go enterprisewide, analyze events
Symantec Corp. has developed new event and incident managers for its existing Enterprise Security Manager, a standards-based tool suite for third-party security products.
Cyber Eye: Error guidelines raise hackles
The Organization for Internet Safety, an alliance of software vendors and security experts, soon will issue a draft standard for reporting software vulnerabilities. Already there are signals that the guideline won't satisfy everyone.
Council finalizes recommendations on cybersecurity policy
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council today approved its recommendations for the National Strategy to Secure Cyber Space and will forward them to the president. <br>
State lines
<b>Island biometrics.</b> Hawaii's Human Services Department this week installed 10 digital fingerprint systems as part of an initiative to increase the speed and accuracy of background checks for child and foster care providers working in the state.
CEO: Federal networks need security service
Outsourced managed security service contracts are the wave of the future for government networks, but the market is still nascent, John W. Thompson, the chairman and chief executive officer of Symantec Corp. of Cupertino, Calif., said last month in an interview.
FedCIRC fields free patch service
Adrift in a sea of software patches? Not sure which ones you need? A new General Services Administration service is supposed to help systems chiefs with just such problems.
CIO Council: Protect your architecture data
The CIO Council is reminding agency CIOs to guard their enterprise architecture information and applications as closely as their core systems.<br>
Air Force awards contracts worth $54 million to support antiterror work
The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y., has issued six contracts with a potential value of $54 million to support Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency antiterrorism projects. <br>
Court quizzes Justice about BIA's Hotmail use
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has asked the Justice Department to report on the Bureau of Indian Affairs' use of commercial Hotmail accounts to conduct official business. BIA operates under an order barring connections between agency systems and the Internet. <br>
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