Report cites savvier Internet attacks
Cyberattacks dropped off during the last six months of 2002, according to a report from Symantec Corp.Recent blended threats also caused considerably less damage than previous worms such as Code Red, said the Cupertino, Calif., company's report, which predated the SQL Slammer worm. Slammer's impact resulted from a single exploit with no payload.
VA's health services portal to launch in September
The Veterans Affairs Department is ramping up its HealtheVet services portal for a nationwide release in mid-September.<br>
IG says Interior lacks control of its Web sites
The Interior Department inspector general is recommending that the department overhaul its Web operations.<br>
New site is the face of DOD biometrics
The Defense Department's Biometrics Knowledgebase System, part of whose content is restricted to .gov and .mil domains, will serve as a central government source for biometrics policy and practices. <br>
IRS launches political-group disclosure site
A revised IRS Web site makes it easier for political organizations to electronically file documents and improves the public's access to the information.<br>
IRS taxpayer advocate urges protections to boost e-filing
The current e-filing process does not protect taxpayer rights adequately, the IRS' taxpayer advocate said today.<br>
MIT project tracks government officials
A student project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology seeks to help citizens track government officials the way that some agencies would like to track citizens.<br>
Government sites apparently weren't targeted in Defacer's Challenge
Sunday's Web Defacer's Challenge contest was pretty much a nonevent.<br>
Site posts cancer studies
Details of current cancer research funded by private groups and the governments of the United States and United Kingdom are now available on a Web site, <a href="http://www.cancerportfolio.org">www.cancerportfolio.org</a>.
XBRL will cash in banks' paper financial filings
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has awarded Unisys Corp. a $39 million, 10-year contract to build and run a central financial data repository based on an offshoot of the Extensible Markup Language.
Navy will more than double NMCI seats this year
NEW ORLEANS'Part revival tent, part sales pitch and part technology update, last month's Navy'Marine Corps Intranet Symposium focused on the positive side of the largest-ever services outsourcing buy.
Service wants portal to be one-stop shop for workers' needs
Army officials are preparing the last of four memos asking IT managers to consolidate systems around the Army Knowledge Online portal.
Army portal team tests new apps
The Army Knowledge Online portal last month began user pilots, testing new features ranging from planning and collaboration software to disaster recovery applications.
Another View: One man's battle against porn spam
Every day I get the most disgusting e-mail. If a colleague posted this crud on a cubicle wall, the harassment suits would fly. Yet, thousands of federal employees are subjected to a daily onslaught of filth or the promise of filth. I have complained to my management, getting sympathy and renditions of their similar complaints. But nothing is done.
Armed Forces site helps with SARS diagnosis
To help doctors identify SARS, a military institute has launched a Web site that has images of the virus.<br>
Interior unearths GIS portal
With the launch of the GeoSpatial One-Stop portal, the Interior Department nudged forward the government's goal of establishing a nationwide geospatial infrastructure.<br>
International cancer database goes online
Details of current cancer research funded by the United States and United Kingdom governments and private groups are now available on an international Web site.
DOD gives its main Web site a face-lift
Starting tomorrow, the Defense Department's home page gets a new look.<br>
Gates: Lawmakers and vendors need to unite to fight spam
A Microsoft founder says new laws must beef up an Internet service provider's ability to sue spammers on behalf of their customers.<br>
Popkin adds publishing to EA tool
Agencies can combine, categorize and broadcast their enterprise architectural data via the Web with System Architect/Information Publisher from Popkin Software Inc. of New York. <br>
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