Cybersecurity
Lawmakers push compromise on ID cards
Bill calls for enhanced driver's licenses and changes to border passport program.
Cybersecurity
Air Force examines its vulnerability to cyberattack
The service assigned an advisory board to assess potential cyberwarfare scenarios and determine their effect on Air Force systems and operations.
Cybersecurity
Feds take 'cyber Pearl Harbor' seriously
Federal officials prepare on several fronts for coordinated cyber and physical attacks
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Navy readies new policy to safeguard personal data
The service's CIO likens the loss of personally identifiable information to losing classified material.
Cybersecurity
GAO: FBI's internal network has critical security flaws
FBI Deputy CIO Dean Hall said the bureau didn't believe the weaknesses added up to an increased risk to FBI information.
Cybersecurity
FAA to perform IT security for all of Transportation
The effort is part of a move to develop shared services to increase savings.
Cybersecurity
OMB: Scrub unnecessary SSNs from systems
Agencies must develop and put in place within four months a risk-based breach notification policy, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo.
Cybersecurity
Time to move beyond FISMA, CISOs say
Some agency chief information security officers advocate moving to real-time monitoring and installing proactive and dynamic defenses.
Cybersecurity
New DHS plans target sector-specific infrastructure protection
The Sector-Specific Plans provide guidance for protecting 17 infrastructures and resources deemed important to protect under HSPD-7.
Cybersecurity
DOD is caught in the Web 2.0
Military officials name operational concerns as their reason for blocking popular sites.
Cybersecurity
Feds face new HSPD-12 hurdles
Challenges include upgrading building access controls and issuing cards to contractors.
Cybersecurity
Another bailout for DSS?
OMB promises process improvements designed to reduce the backlog of pending security clearance.
Cybersecurity
OPM cuts clearance processing time; DOD partner begs for funds
The Defense Security Service is short $25 million for the remainder of the fiscal year even as OMB's Clay Johnson says clearance processing time has been cut in most cases.
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DOD: Restriction on social networking sites purely operational
Officials say the military is being proactive against possible bandwidth and security issues.
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Pentagon pulls plug on social-networking sites
The Defense Department now blocks access to YouTube.com and other applications.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers propose more money for cybercrime battle
The Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 would provide federal law enforcement agencies with $10 million a year for training and high-tech tools.
Cybersecurity
Poor data hygiene is common
USDA has begun scrubbing its databases of unnecessary Social Security numbers.
Cybersecurity
VA buys 25K secure thumb drives
Employees must use the approved flash devices when taking sensitive data outside the agency network.
Cybersecurity
Union files suit against TSA for data breach
AFGE said TSA failed to establish adequate safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of personnel records under the Privacy and the Aviation and Transportation Security acts.
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