House committee wants data on cyber R&D funds
Three agencies this month defended their funding of cybersecurity R&D before the House Science Committee.
Clarke says the worst is yet to come
Leaving government service has not improved Richard A. Clarke's outlook on cybersecurity.<br>
DARPA deflects concerns over TIA by changing name
Defense Department efforts to collect and correlate personal information have raised concerns about potential privacy and civil rights abuses. So the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency changed the project's name. <br>
Navy portal aims to host 3,000 apps
The Navy Enterprise Portal has launched about 100 online applications through a common, secure Web portal.
Risk assessment tool is free to feds
Government IT administrators can get a year's almost-free use of the Cost of Risk Assessment tool from International Security Technology Inc.
Government IT security gets an advisory board
Thirteen senior government information security professionals have agreed to serve on an advisory board to help define certification needs for IT security professionals.<br>
IT chiefs work to get a grip on data
When Tim Howes was vice president of technology at America Online Inc., he watched AOL partner sites collapse under heavy traffic demands because their data center infrastructures could not scale up.
HSD outlines cybersecurity plans
The Homeland Security Department plans to establish a cybersecurity research and development center that would be a focus for federal and private R&D efforts.<br>
House OKs $2.4 billion for nanotech R&D
The House earlier this month approved a bill to establish a National Nanotechnology R&D Program.
Cyberdrill carries over to real war
Little did the cadets and midshipmen realize how soon they would put to use the skills they learned in the Cyber Defense Exercises hosted each April jointly by the military academies.
Canadian firm blocks spam, e-mail viruses
Canadian vendor 800onemail Inc. is looking south of the border for government customers who want to can spam.
FAA faces years of transition to telecom backbone
The aviation industry is in the worst financial condition since World War II, yet carriers and the nation's air traffic system must cope with an expected doubling in flight volume over the next 10 years, officials said at a recent meeting of the Air Traffic Controllers Association in Washington.
Cyber Eye: Let's hope cybersecurity becomes a campaign issue
On a recent flight I sat next to Sen. Bob Graham, the former Florida governor and Democratic presidential hopeful. I asked his opinion of the state of federal IT security.
Patch Work
Following a hot trend, the Air Force has set up its own software patch service for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
House passes nanotech R&D act
The House this afternoon approved a bill establishing a National Nanotechnology R&D Program.<br>
AT&T will keep running Medicare network
AT&T Government Solutions has received a $76.6 million contract to continue managing the data network supporting the Medicare and Medicaid programs for the next four years.
Iraqi telecom will not be U.S. development project
Because of commercial interest in developing a telecommunications infrastructure in Iraq, the State Department says a telecom pact will not be among the postwar reconstruction contracts it is awarding.<br>
House committee approves nanotechnology funding
The House Science Committee has approved a bill establishing a National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program, authorizing $2.4 billion over the next three years.
Sysadmins struggle to manage growing security infrastructures
IT security now hangs on applying patches as soon as they're posted, properly configuring hardware and software, and monitoring a host of devices that block unwanted traffic.
Wideband clears phone ranges for teleconferences
The Polycom SoundStation VTX 1000 teleconferencing phone, due out later this year, is the third generation of the ubiquitous triangular conference room device from Polycom Inc. of Pleasanton, Calif.
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