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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