Cybersecurity
'Father Of The Internet' Seeks Expansive Role For CTO
Google 'Internet Evangelist' discusses challenges and possibilities awaiting Obama's proposed chief technology officer
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DHS to expand US-VISIT biometric collection
The Homeland Security Department will expand its collection of digital fingerprints and photographs to include more categories of non-citizens who enter the United States.
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Panelists encourage more dialogue between IT workers and policymakers
Technology gurus could grab lawmakers' attention by describing cyber threats in nontechnical language, officials say.
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Small companies face another hurdle on Alliant contract
The government must certify that the chosen companies qualify as small businesses before they can begin bidding for orders on the $15 billion contract.
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Cyberattack simulation highlights security challenges
The two-day simulation highlighted the problems of securing cyberspace.
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Chertoff calls for less secrecy in cybersecurity
The Obama administration should make public engagement over privacy protection a core component of its cyber plan, he says.
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New site will monitor private aircraft operators
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a new Web site that will collect advance information on passengers on private planes who intend to enter the United States.
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Letter: Dissolve DHS
A reader writes to say the Department of Homeland Security should be dissolved over abuses.
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DHS sends out grant applications
The department today began distributing applications for grants to state agencies that total $48.6 million for Real ID projects and $34 million for emergency operations centers.
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Deadlines loom for ITIP contract
Bidders prepare to fight for TSA infrastructure contract.
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Letter: Similar loss of data in Alaska
A reader writes to relate a similar story of lost data for workers applying for Homeland Security-sponsored identification cards.
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Editorial: Advocating for change
As the year draws to a close, FCW looks back at some of the issues its editors tackled in 2008.
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IG: DHS makes progress on managing acquisition
The department hasn't met the milestones it needs to perform effective acquisitions, report says.
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A new take on personal-use rules
Agencies are reviewing and rewriting their acceptable-use policies to keep them current.
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FEMA looks ahead on emergency warning system
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking for information while it studies how to acquire support services for implementing its new emergency warning system.
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DHS seeks to ease privacy fears
Homeland Security Department officials say they hope their new privacy protection principles for research projects will address concerns some privacy advocates have raised about the programs.
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GAO Departments drop major joint radio project
Three federal departments walk away from a $10 billion project.
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GAO: US-VISIT program has problems
DHS' biometric fingerprint tracking plan for foreign visitors may not work well, auditors report.
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