Navy gives Godwin additional NMCI oversight responsibilities
The Navy's assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition has named Rear Adm. James Godwin the direct-reporting program manager for Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Real-time alert services are added to US-CERT portal
The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team is painting a bigger picture of Internet security by adding real-time threat and vulnerability information to the Web portal used by the government's cybersecurity first responders.
The Invisible War on Terrorism
Battles are fought every day in the war against terrorist groups, but most people aren't aware of them because they happen in cyberspace.
Cyber eye: Cybersecurity report cards don't make the grade
Congressional report cards on the government's computer security have succeeded in focusing attention on the challenge of securing the nation's information infrastructure.
GovBenefits to let agencies design their own front pages
Instead of giving agencies one benefits portal, the Labor Department's e-government project will let agencies create their own benefits Web pages and use a search filter to integrate with GovBenefits' back-end database and rules engine.
As GAO watches, IRS works to patch security holes
The IRS, caught in a thicket of IT security problems, is hoping to be mostly out the woods by fall.
NMCI launches ship status tool for maintenance
A Navy software application that gives a snapshot of the maintenance status of surface ships is undergoing final tests to run on the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet and is expected to go into operation this month.
Bill promotes DHS' chief of cybersecurity
A House subcommittee late last month approved a bill that would elevate the Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity director to the level of an assistant secretary in the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate.
Cybercenter monitors data
A new cybersecurity operations center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has been set up to continuously monitor and report cyberattacks against computer networks related to critical infrastructure.
What's new in Exchange 2003
Microsoft will cease support of its Exchange 5.5 messaging server software this year, making it all but inevitable that agencies will need to upgrade to Microsoft's latest'Exchange 2003.
You've got no mail
For the Social Security Administration, upgrading its e-mail servers from Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 proved to be a job so monumental that the agency had to break it into segments.
First, skill all the lawyers
Unlike civilian lawyers who practice in a single area, Air Force judge advocates often must deal with a variety of legal areas every day.
Fonts of information
Col. Jill Phillips has a stone plaque on her desk at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. It reads: 'Failure cannot cope with persistence.'
DOD sets deadline for security training
More than 4 million Defense Department employees have six weeks to prove they understand the basics of IT security.
VA's dose of WiFi
Medication and medical mistakes contribute to 98,000 patients deaths each year in the United States.
NASA picks EDS for $20m eTravel deal
NASA has awarded a task order to Electronic Data Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, for an electronic travel system.
Poor grades can mask progress in complex IT environments, such as DHS
The Homeland Security Department has received an F on the last two computer security report cards issued by the House Government Reform Committee, prompting chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) to warn that 'DHS needs to get its house in order.'
Agencies want standards for assessing IT security
As agencies struggle to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, overseers are struggling with how to measure that compliance.
DHS IT programs face pivotal decisions
Several major Homeland Security Department technology programs could reach a crossroads before the end of the fiscal year, even as the department works without a full complement of senior technology officials.
Packet Rat: Rat writes off podcasting as ready to push up daisies
'OK, Web logging is now officially pass',' the Rat announced recently to the members of his technology support star chamber.
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