Lawmakers call for accounting of data breaches
The House Government Reform Committee wants a governmentwide picture of the risk from data breaches and has given agencies two weeks to provide a list of compromises since 2003.
Grants.gov gets set for E-Authentication
Grants.gov is expanding the choice of credential service providers for agencies and users that post their grant opportunities and apply for federal money online.
Flood closes IRS headquarters until 2007
The heavy rains of a few weeks ago have forced the IRS to shut down its headquarters until Jan. 1 because of flood damage, but the tax agency's IT systems were not affected by the severe weather.
OMB tightens IT security incident rules
Agencies must now report all security incidents involving personally identifiable information within one hour of discovering the incident, the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo tightening information security notification procedures.
State investigating cyberintrusion
The State Department is investigating an intruder breaking into unclassified department IT systems, starting with embassies and offices in the East Asia/Pacific region and migrating to department headquarters.
VA's top doctor to step down
The Veterans Affairs Department announced today that undersecretary for health Jonathan Perlin has resigned, effective Aug. 11.
IRS headquarters closed until 2007
Flood damage from heavy rains will keep the Washington office closed until the first of next year; agency said its IT systems not affected.
Patchwork policy can't protect data: VA IG
The Veterans Affairs Department was incapable of protecting sensitive data because its policies were fragmented across the department, according to the VA Office of Inspector General.
Commerce to consolidate financial management platforms
The consolidation is a preparation for moving to a financial management Line of Business, probably in 2012.
CMS awards EDS $41 million data center contract
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded EDS Corp. task order to provide Web-hosting services to support all of CMS' outward-facing Web sites.
USDA seeks Farm Bill business systems
The Agriculture Department seeks information about applications that can automate farm program business delivery, including eligibility for benefit payments.
USDA acts fast to fight soybean rust infection
An online early warning system the Agriculture Department put in place to help growers fight an infection targeting U.S. soybean crops has, by some estimates, saved farmers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Health IT group recommends initial standards
The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel has identified and recommended 90 initial standards that will let patient data be securely exchanged in a nationwide health information network.
VA gives CIO IT security authority
Veterans Affairs secretary James Nicholson has given the VA CIO broad authority over information security policies and procedures, including enforcement, effective immediately.
As data breaches pile up, OMB cracks down
The flood of recent data breaches appears to be the product of a perfect storm of inadequate security controls, enforcement and training. As a result, the Office of Management and Budget has announced a deadline for agencies to implement data security safeguards, and Congress is watching to ensure that agencies comply.
VA security officer resigns
The Veterans Affairs Department chief information security officer Pedro Cadenas Jr. has resigned effective July 13.
Bill-by-bill look at 2007 appropriations
Tight budgets put the squeeze on agency IT initiatives, including several high-profile projects; some observers wonder whether technology intiatives are being specifically targeted.
FBI recovers stolen VA laptop
<font color="CC0000">(Updated) </font>The Veterans Affairs Department said today that law enforcement officials had recovered the stolen laptop containing the personal data of more than 26 million veterans, and that initially it looks as though the data has not been accessed.
NIH credit union hit by identity theft scheme
The National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union is investigating the identity theft of some of its 41,000 members.
OMB emphasizes data security guidance
The Office of Management and Budget creates a checklist of best practices that agencies must have in place in 45 days to compensate for the absence of physical security controls when employees remove information or access it from outside of agency premises.
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