Cybersecurity

Immigration agency to outsource disaster recovery plans

The Office of the CIO for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for a contractor that can take over disaster recovery planning and management.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers join forces on cybersecurity legislation

Senate committees coordinate on a comprehensive bill to strengthen protections against hackers.

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Outlook dim for international cooperation to fight cyber attacks

Cybersecurity specialists say Russians 'not interested' in working together and less-developed nations do no have the experience in tracking down Internet criminals.

Cybersecurity

Report: ICE needs better database to track detainees

The DHS agency needs better information systems and database to track its 32,000 detainees and ensure good management, a report recommends.

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Build a better test for your emergency response systems

There are a variety of techniques and tools that agencies can use to get the most out of the time and money they spend testing their emergency management systems.

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Independent evaluations

Eastern Kentucky University independently evaluates how well commercial incident management software meets the criteria of the National Incident Management System standard.

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Pointers: Recommended reading

Lessons learned from data breaches; Password hackers on the loose; the Internet and civic engagement; and Twitter guidelines.

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NARA digs out of digital avalanche

The National Archives is under mounting pressure to help the federal government manage its rapidly growing store of electronic records.

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NRC, FERC to cooperate on cybersecurity for nuke plants

Regulatory commissions will coordinate to protect nuclear power facilities.

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Contractors lose bid to suspend E-Verify enforcement

A second attempt to delay the E-Verify rule from becoming effective for federal contractors has failed

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Government works toward a more proactive cybersecurity approach

Detection of intruders is an incremental step in prevention of cyberattacks, Homeland Security official says.

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Trust, but let Google verify: Companies join government in identity authentication experiment

The OpenID and Information Card foundations today announced pilot identity management projects with federal agencies and vendors.

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Report: Government secrecy down slightly in 2008

An annual report says government secrecy decreased slightly in the last year of the Bush administration.

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One appeal fails, another pending today for E-Verify

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other plaintiffs have filed another appeal in attempt to stop the E-Verify rule from going into effect today for federal contractors, according to a media report.

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FCC buying emergency notification system

The FCC is buying an emergency notification system to keep in touch with responder agencies and taking other steps to improve its disaster communications capabilities, its chairman said today.

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Top 5 challenges for the cyber coordinator

President Barack Obama's pledge to appoint a cybersecurity policy coordinator at the White House has drawn cheers, a few jeers and a long to-do list.