Software piracy probe slowed by evidence glut
Federal prosecutors investigating the global 'warez' community of software pirates are digging through massive amounts of data seized in raids conducted in the United States and abroad last month.
Transportation sets a method for baggage screening
The Transportation Department today announced a multilayered security system to screen baggage, the latest in a series of aviation security upgrades since Sept. 11.
Hacker pleads guilty to damaging Energy lab's system
A 22-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty Monday to hacking into Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's computer network in 1999, according to a Justice Department statement.
Bush taps longtime fed to be transportation security chief
President Bush yesterday signed the recess appointment of John W. Magaw as chief of the newly created Transportation Security Administration.
Rethinking government
In many ways, the new millennium really began on Sept. 11 because that's when everything changed. The terrorist attacks and the U.S. response to them have profoundly altered the government's thinking.
Customs' profiling software nips at terrorists' finances
The Customs Service has found a new use for the software it designed to combat money laundering, drug smuggling and tax evasion.
Interior struggles to restore its Web presence
The Interior Department limped into the new year with drastically curtailed Web operations, as officials worked under a court order intended to protect American Indian trust fund accounts from exposure to possible hacking via the Internet.
Budget-makers put the focus on IT
The war on terrorism, a recession and looming deficits are shaping the 2002 and 2003 budget debates, but money for federal IT initiatives appears sacrosanct. In fact, the aftermath of Sept. 11 underscores a need for more IT spending in the next several years, the Bush administration and agency managers said.
Security takes a pragmatic turn
Technology for homeland security will be as progressive as biometric identification, data mining and pattern matching. It also will be as prosaic as making the nation's health databases talk to each other to pinpoint instances of bioterrorism.
Voices: the impact of Sept. 11
Arthur Pyster. On the evening of Sept. 11, I flew on an FAA plane from Georgia to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington. I recall the eeriness of not seeing any aircraft the entire way to D.C. until we came close to the city, and then being greeted by fighter jets. They circled our plane and flew nearby until we landed. Leaving an empty airport, we drove past a burning Pentagon.
CIAO says hello to bigger role in IT security
The Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office likely will play a larger role in helping agencies meet their IT security needs, according to Sarah League, the Defense Department liaison to the CIAO.
Sircam virus leads 2001's list of infections
The Sircam virus affecting 32-bit Microsoft Windows systems topped the 2001 list of worst viruses compiled by Panda Software Inc. of Glendale, Calif. W32/Sircam accounted for more than 24 percent of reported infections.
IT execs talk security
Federal and industry IT officials gathered last month in Washington to talk about critical elements of security at the E-Gov Information Assurance Conference. The conference included sessions on a variety of topics, including practical strategies for e-government, above photo.
Nebraska, SSA verify licensees
Nebraska's Motor Vehicles Department is wrapping an extra layer of security around its driver's licensing procedures. The Cornhusker State, along with 16 others, is verifying Social Security numbers electronically before giving out driver's licenses.
Feds sift evidence in software piracy probe
Law enforcement officials from the Justice Department, FBI, Customs Service and other federal agencies are reviewing evidence from dozens of computers seized in a worldwide series of raids earlier this month against criminals who illegally copy and distribute software.
FAA shuffles upgrade plans
Even though much of the focus on air travel has been directed toward airport security since Sept. 11, behind the scenes the Federal Aviation Administration has been reassigning priorities of the projects in its 10-year, $11.5 billion air traffic control modernization plan.
Biometrics looks good at Comdex
LAS VEGAS'Several federal agencies are testing biometric security devices, but few orders have materialized to date. That could change soon, according to exhibitors at the Comdex trade show last month.
Customs makes trade security
Trade security has become a high priority at the Customs Service since Sept. 11.
House calls for NIST to establish standards for security products
The Computer Security Enhancement Act of 2001, passed last month by the House of Representatives, calls for standards in commercial security products used by the government.
GovNet ideas don't come cheaply
Presidential cybersecurity adviser Richard A. Clarke's October request for information for a secure GovNet intranet has drawn more than 160 vendor responses, including some warnings about the costs of a secure network.
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