NSA awards $140 million systems contract
The National Security Agency has awarded a $140 million follow-on contract for Trailblazer to Conquest Inc. of Annapolis Junction, Md.
Rugged notebooks used in Pentagon bioterrorism drill
ATLANTA'The Defense Protective Service last month tested rugged notebook PCs configured for emergency workers during an exercise in the courtyard of the Pentagon.
Congress takes a first leap into biometrics
An office within the House of Representatives has become the first congressional office to use biometric access technology.
CIO Council conducts a security boot camp
The CIO Council put electronic security concerns through the wringer last month at the Secure E-Business Executive Summit in Washington.
DOD adjusts its plans on hiring foreign workers
The Defense Department has rethought plans to disqualify foreign nationals from jobs that include handling unclassified but sensitive IT.
Late changes to a security R&D bill call for NIST cybersecurity office
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee late last week passed an IT security research bill that would create a cybersecurity office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The bill, S 2182, now awaits a vote by the full Senate.
Making sure their info is an assured thing
Government and industry representatives met this month in Washington for the first of a series of workshops on information assurance hosted by Jefferson Wells International Inc. of Milwaukee and CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va.
New law orders INS to overhaul border IT
The tattered information fence around America's border is set for a repair job under the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, which President George W. Bush signed last week.
Interior sites might close again
The Interior Department faces the possibility of being forced to again shut down some of its Internet services.
Critics balk at bill to hide companies' security data
The Justice Department and public advocacy groups last week raised objections to a bill designed to encourage companies to share vulnerability data, saying it would shield disclosures from the Freedom of Information Act.
Cadets keep NSA crackers at bay
Cadets and midshipmen from the nation's service academies faced off last month in real-world cybercombat. They used all their skills to keep production networks up and running while under attack by National Security Agency experts.
Moving to XP: SBA adopts the app suite before the OS
The Small Business Administration's recent decision to standardize on Microsoft Office XP but not upgrade to Windows XP illustrates the cautious approach agencies are taking to secure data at the desktop level.
Utah uses digital signatures to secure business deals
Utah Incentive Funds, a division of the state's department of business and economic development, is using online services secured with digital certificates to lure more businesses to the state.
Disaster net met 9-11 comm need
Firefighters, policemen and other rescue workers who charged into the World Trade Center and Pentagon to help save lives were the visible heroes of the recovery efforts following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Senate committee set to act on cybersecurity bills
Two bills to strengthen the nation's cyberdefense will come up this month before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Federal bridge opens to two-way traffic
The Federal Bridge Certification Authority has begun qualifying the first five organizations to exchange digital certificates under its auspices.
Cyber Eye: The trick to security: Make it easy
The case of rogue agent Robert Hanssen shows that the FBI apparently forgot two basic rules of intelligence.
Spend big or get little on security
Julie Lucas says she once considered computer security boring. Now, with a 12-year stint in the Navy behind her, Lucas is the general manager for security solutions at Enterasys Networks Inc. of Portsmouth, N.H.
Interior systems face renewed shutdown
The Interior Department could be ordered to shut down some of the systems it has reactivated since it received a court order in December to cut off its Internet connections, sources said.
FAA speeds up deployment of flight path app
The Federal Aviation Administration this week began an accelerated rollout of a system to assess pilots' requests to change flight paths.
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