Cybersecurity
Experts disagree on effect of E-Verify's expiration
The authorization for the E-Verify employment verification program expires three weeks after it is set to cover federal contractors.
Cybersecurity
Top 5 stories at the FCW.com watercooler
FCW.com readers, on the whole, might be more civil than most people who post comments on mainstream Web sites but they are no less passionate.
Cybersecurity
CMS considers contractors for identifier program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is considering using contractors to operate a national system for assigning health providers unique identifying numbers.
Cybersecurity
Groups ask court to delay E-Verify despite ruling
The organizations trying to stop the E-Verify rule from covering federal contractors have filed for an injunction to delay enforcement from beginning Sept. 8.
Cybersecurity
Who is sending mysterious laptops to governors?
The FBI is investigating unsolicited laptop computers sent to several governors’ offices.
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IG: FEMA needs centralized IT for disaster relief
FEMA needs to centralize how it buys goods and services for dealing with disasters into an integrated information technology system, a report recommends.
Cybersecurity
Court: Federal contractors covered by E-Verify rule
A judge upheld the Homeland Security Department's E-Verify electronic employment verification rule for federal contractors starting Sept. 8.
Cybersecurity
Experts debate expansion of president’s cybersecurity powers
Existing laws already give the president broad discretion on how to respond to cyberattacks, despite language in a Senate bill that proposes giving the president specific powers during such events, expert says.
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Health IT group to offer security certification to vendors
The Health Information Trust Alliance will certify security products against its Common Security Framework as the government moves to establish an infrastructure, national standards and privacy requirements for the handling of electronic health care records.
Cybersecurity
White House, Homeland Security join forces on cybersecurity
Protecting computer networks is a team effort, officials emphasize.
Cybersecurity
Bill would give president power to disconnect private networks
A Senate bill proposes giving the president the power to shut down and disconnect any government or private computer network or system that is compromised by a cyberattack.
Cybersecurity
DHS sets new policy on computer searches at border
DHS issued two new directives that deal with searches of laptop computers and other devices at U.S. borders.
Cybersecurity
DHS, industry assess risks to IT sector
Government and private-sector experts identify risks to the country's information technology sector's key functions.
Cybersecurity
DHS' Cyber Storm III to test Obama's national cyber response plan
Cyber Storm III will take place in September 2010 and participants will fight against a common simulated threat.
Cybersecurity
FISMA reporting must use automated tool
By Nov. 18, agencies must use a new automated reporting tool to meet their reporting requirements under the Federal Information Security Management Act.
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