Cybersecurity
Programmer, procurement staff failings contribute to software attacks
Acquisition officers and engineers need to reduce vulnerabilities during the design phase to curb hacking.
Cybersecurity
The ideal CIO? Not a tech geek
Mark Forman and Paul Brubaker take issue with OMB's recent efforts to redefine the role of agency CIOs, saying they undermine the intentions of the Clinger-Cohen Act.
Cybersecurity
Social media: A mixed blessing for disaster response
A report from the Congressional Research Service highlights some of the benefits and potential risks in using tools such as Facebook and Twitter to help with disaster response.
Cybersecurity
H-1B workers abuse work privileges: IG
An audit of H-1B visa holders revealed that many abuse the program's privileges.
Cybersecurity
Counterterrorism effort gets new tech
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center shared details on recent upgrades to IT systems and data tools at a Senate committee hearing.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI beef up fingerprint checks for visitors
The Homeland Security Department and FBI are implementing a more robust system of checking fingerprint identities of international visitors at airport ports of entry.
Cybersecurity
Outsourcing IT to other countries adds to cyber risks, report says
A Intelligence and National Security Alliance's white paper warns against the government's global outsourcing practices with respect to IT.
Cybersecurity
Technology aided disaster response
Earthquakes and hurricanes didn't daunt the federal response, but trouble is on the horizon for funding.
Cybersecurity
DOD puts bases on alert for Sept. 11 anniversary
DOD has put all its facilities in the United States and some areas overseas on increased threat awareness for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Cybersecurity
9/11 remembered: Building a department on demand
Steve Cooper, the first CIO at DHS, recalls how a surge of patriotism prompted him to lend his talents to the homeland security effort.
Cybersecurity
Stories of 9/11: A conference table, a sheet of paper and TSA
Patrick Schambach, the sixth employee hired at the Transportation Security Administration, recalls the daunting task of building an agency from scratch.
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DHS still has growing pains, comptroller says
U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified that the Homeland Security Department has achieved successes but still has organizational problems.
Cybersecurity