Cybersecurity
E-Verify improves but still can't detect ID theft, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department's E-Verify employment verification system has gotten better at processing applications on the first try but still remains vulnerable to identity theft, a new report says.
Cybersecurity
NSA offers smart phone-based recruiting tools
New apps are part of agency's use of 'cool high-tech tools'
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Administration says it will give industry and academia heads up on cyberattacks
Government will share intelligence and law enforcement data on malicious activity so other sectors can protect their infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
DOD social media policy set to return to limbo
With the expiration date approaching on the Defense Department's official social media policy, the potential loss of access to popular sites like YouTube and Facebook is creating concern.
Cybersecurity
After SBINet: DHS' new border control strategy
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the results of a year-long reassessment of the controversial SBInet electronic border surveillance system program.
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GAO: Feds need to strengthen smart grid standards and oversight
Unless regulatory commission gets enforcement authority, industry compliance will remain mandatory.
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U.S. advised to digitize visa system
The United States should upgrade its immigration system by digitizing the process and making more visas available to highly skilled workers, according to a Brookings Institution briefing.
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Beyond the server room in 2011, New Year's resolutions for vendors and a new approach to managing records.
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CBP to hire 1,000 IT workers during fiscal 2011
Ken Ritchhart, deputy assistant commissioner of Customs and Border Protection's Office of Information Technology, today updated the hiring and transformation efforts there.
Cybersecurity
International cybersecurity treaty might not be achievable, report says
Lawmakers have pledged to make comprehensive cyber legislation a top priority.
Cybersecurity
Commerce announces new shop to oversee online security
Office will coordinate public-private efforts to better protect electronic transactions for people and organizations.
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