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Terrorists brandish tech sword, too
Five years after the 2001 terrorist attacks, law enforcement and terrorist groups bring new levels of sophistication to the ongoing game of digital cat and mouse.
People
Editorial: Changing everything
There has been a noticeable and disappointing lack of significant or meaningful change on Capitol Hill since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Cybersecurity
Report: Internal cyberattacks more common
Most of the cybercrimes the Justice Department prosecutes come from inside threats, the study states.
People
A work in progress
Experts debate whether the creation of DHS boosted technology programs as expected.
Modernization
OMB changes tack on agency financial reporting
Guideline changes include expanding the definitions for material weakness and significant deficiency to align more closely with the private sector.<@SM><@SM><@SM><@SM>
People
Education will alert borrowers to Web glitch
The department plans to contact all 21,000 borrowers who might have been affected by a security breach on its student loan site.
People
Colorado's Web site adopts Google
Colorado.gov had been using Verity to power its search capability.
Acquisition
NASA, NOAA award $101.7M satellite contract
Assurance Technology Corp. will work on the next generation of NOAA weather satellites, which will relay information about hazardous space storms and radiation.
Modernization
HUD plans integrated financial-management system
The Housing and Urban Development plans to seek enterprisewide implementation and integration of the PeopleSoft financial-management system as part of the agency’s accounting and financial modernization.<@SM>
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OMB seeks FOIA info as part of annual e-gov update
Agencies must update the Office of Management and Budget on their progress in implementing recent changes to the Freedom of Information Act.<@SM>
Modernization
Dell gives defense, health, intell priority in battery replacements
Company is supplying customers in the United States primarily through its Web site, and overseas customers through bulk shipments.
People
Agencies, industry ramp up HSPD-12 efforts
As the Oct. 27 deadline approaches, agency orders for personal identity verification cards have risen as more companies have thrown their hats into the ring.
People
OMB: Agencies must report on FOIA usage
A new memo asks that agencies describe how the public can access electronic information and federally funded research and development information.
People
OMB revises financial audit guidelines
A new memo expands the definition of some terms to make them more like private-sector designations.
People
Former NYC official urges wider use of GIS
Alan Leidner tells InfraGard National Conference audience that geographic information systems can contribute to protecting critical infrastructure.
Modernization
Councils: Make more IPv6 products available
Two groups proposed amending FAR to require IT procurements to include IPv6 products as often as possible, a Federal Register notice states.
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