Cybersecurity
Google Wave rolls in with familiar tech concerns
Agencies should proceed with caution when testing the waters of Google Wave.
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Analysis, not info sharing, blamed for intell failure
Officials failed to search all available databases to uncover data on the would-be airplane bomber, a preliminary White House review has found.
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Privacy's Long Shadow
Intelligence agencies face a skeptical public as they carry out a vital mission.
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President calls for urgent improvements to anti-terrorism efforts
President Barack Obama has directed his security team to take technology-related security measures to bolster homeland security and thwart terrorist attacks.
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GAO to investigate gaps in terrorist watch lists
Suspect in the attempted Christmas Day terror attack was flagged in one database, but his name never appeared on the watch or no-fly list.
Cybersecurity
Obama calls for closer eye on watch list system
The government has updated its terrorist watch list system and added more names to the "no-fly" list after a failed attack aboard a plane on Christmas Day.
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DARPA seeks better, faster development of complex defense systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants research that will improve the design and manufacturing process for complex aerospace and defense systems.
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Four U.S. agencies deficient in controlling stimulus reporting errors, auditors say
Inspectors general have identified shortcomings in the monitoring of mistakes and omissions in Recovery Act reporting at four federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
Energy set to form new group to protect electric grid from cyberattacks
Department will have to wield strong regulatory and budgetary powers to force the changes needed to successfully secure networks from hackers, security specialists say.
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DHS eyes science and technology research
The Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate is interested in funding technology research to bolster border, cargo, maritime and cybersecurity.
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Government technology made huge leaps during past decade
The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks spurred the development of information sharing, backup systems, consolidation, social networking and more attention on cybersecurity.
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Add workforce woes to cybersecurity chief's agenda
Howard Schmidt should make it a priority to build a sophisticated cybersecurity workforce, writes Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service.
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For Tom Talleur, cybersecurity is a bad situation about to get worse
Former NASA and Defense forensic technologist says agencies are wide open to cyberattack, and it will only get worse as other advanced technologies begin to become more ubiquitous.
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DHS setting new deadlines for Real ID
The Homeland Security Department has extended the Dec. 31 deadline for states to comply with Real ID drivers license requirements and is setting new deadlines with the states.
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Cybersecurity coordinator faces political gauntlet
Howard Schmidt faced a difficult path to his new job as Obama’s cybersecurity coordinator, but now he must tread more carefully than ever, according to news reports and blogs across the Internet.
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DHS biosurveillance center not getting enough data, GAO says
The DHS National Biosurveillance Integration Center is relying on Internet data at the moment because it has not been able to establish partnerships with federal agencies to get federal data, the GAO said in a new report.
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Obama picks cybersecurity coordinator
Howard Schmidt is President Barack Obama’s choice for cybersecurity chief, the administration announced today.
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