Sen. Edwards' IT bill would bolster security
The National Cyber Security Leadership Act of 2003, introduced this month by Sen. John Edwards, complements the Federal Information Security Management Act, which was part of last year's homeland security bill.
E-crime Squad
The Secret Service, formed in 1865 to combat counterfeiting, has become the lead agency in investigating electronic crime.
Holistic approach is Rx for security
Dr. Peter S. Tippett, chief technology officer of TruSecure Corp. of Herndon, Va., began working with computers before he began studying medicine. For many years, he mixed the two fields until finally devoting himself full time to viruses of the computer rather than biological kind.
Government awards first cellular priority service contract
The first contract for nationwide Wireless Priority Service has been awarded by the National Communications System to T-Mobile USA Inc. of Bellevue, Wash.
AT&T gets equal status as an FTS 2001 provider at DISA
The Defense Information Systems Agency, the military's communications services provider, has made AT&T Corp. an equal partner under the FTS 2001 telecom program.<br>
Sen. Edwards introduces information security bill
The National Cyber Security Leadership Act, introduced last week, would require agencies to identify vulnerabilities in their systems and set up timetables for eliminating them.<br>
FedCIRC prepares to launch new security patch service
The Federal Computer Incident Response Center introduced systems and security administrators to its new patch distribution service today.<br>
Microsoft to let national governments review source code
Microsoft Corp. has announced a new program to make source code for its Windows operating systems available for review to national governments.
Open-source group names 10 scariest Web vulnerabilities
The Open Web Application Security Project today released a list of the top 10 vulnerabilities in Web applications and services.<br>
Does cyberwar start with scholarships?
A sustained digital attack on critical U.S. infrastructure wouldn't be easy to execute, but there are indications that some groups might be investing in the human resources such an attack would require. <br>
Cyber Eye: Error guidelines raise hackles
The Organization for Internet Safety, an alliance of software vendors and security experts, soon will issue a draft standard for reporting software vulnerabilities. Already there are signals that the guideline won't satisfy everyone.
What's New Now
In the coming year, the big technology developments will center on letting workers tap their agencies' enterprise applications from nearly anywhere.
Council finalizes recommendations on cybersecurity policy
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council today approved its recommendations for the National Strategy to Secure Cyber Space and will forward them to the president. <br>
FedCIRC fields free patch service
Adrift in a sea of software patches? Not sure which ones you need? A new General Services Administration service is supposed to help systems chiefs with just such problems.
Name recognition company helps FBI in search of illegal visitors
A producer of multicultural name recognition software has given the FBI information about the names of five individuals suspected of entering the country illegally about three weeks ago.<br>
New organization takes over .org domain registry
The newly created Public Interest Registry started the year by assuming registry operations for the .org top-level Internet domain.
NARA gets a handle on its holdings
The National Archives and Records Administration has installed a Web application to track millions of historic records at its main storage facilities.<br>
Telecom contracts link federal activities overseas
The State Department's Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office has awarded contracts worth up to $36 million a year for landline and satellite links to overseas posts. <br>
Guard and TSA plan IT pilots at several ports
The Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration continue to fine-tune efforts to track people and goods entering the nation's ports.
New department will have flexibility in its IT procurements
The Homeland Security Act passed last month by Congress eases procurement and development of new technologies.
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