Digital Government
House panels want info on FBI data collection programs
The FBI has ignored requests to explain its lack of cooperation with the Government Accountability Office, say staffers with the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee.
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GAO: SEC needs stronger IT security for market data
Because the commission relies on computerized systems, it needs a layered approach to protection, the Government Accountability Office said.
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Alliant protest upheld, contract placed on hold
In sustaining part of the protest, a federal judge acknowledged that GSA had been "arbitrary and capricious" in awarding the contract and prohibited the agency and its contractors from performing any work related to Alliant.
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Letter: Vendors can't solve all vulnerabilities, so use multiple assessment tools
Vulnerability assessment tools such as the Real Secure Internet Security Scanner, Nessus, and The Harris STAT scanner are excellent tools which could be used to evaluate and assess software systems.
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Letter: FISMA improvements right on target
A reader says officials who don’t comply with FISMA requirements should face serious consequences.
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Letter: How could the stolen laptop flash the VA insignia?
A reader argues that encryption should have kept thieves from booting up a stolen government PC.
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Pentagon: Cyberattacks appear to come from China
he Defense Department for the first time pins the blame on China for last year's cyberattacks against computer networks operated by governments and commercial institutions around the world.
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Info sharing CIOs' top priority, says Pentagon official
Agencies will have difficulty sharing information as long as federal IT executives regard sharing and security as mutually exclusive, said Dave Wennergren, the Pentagon's deputy chief information officer.
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Contractor networks pose security risk, Defense official says
The Defense Department and intelligence agencies are developing stricter information security standards to reduce the risks, which include offshoring and acquisitions of American IT firms by foreign companies.
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Report: SEC still shows mixed bag on information security
The Securities and Exchange Commission's lack of a comprehensive agencywide program continues to put its data at risk, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
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National security trumps personal privacy, survey states
A new analysis of federal, state and local governments says identity management is protecting their systems and buildings better.
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