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No exit

Trouble fielding a system to track foreign visitors' departures illustrates the complicated policy picture homeland security has become.

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Letter: Information security effort same as previous efforts

A reader writes to say plans to publish the most effective protections against the vulnerabilities most often exploited in cyberattacks is not new.

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Local technology czar could be headed to Obama administration

Emphasis on portfolio management and transparency has helped the D.C. official make the most of the city's IT budget.

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DOD hopes to improve interoperability by limiting frequencies

Officials hope fewer waveforms will remove some barriers to communications.

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NSA's smart phone could become government issue

Award-winning device looks like commercial PDAs, but provides access to classified and unclassified networks, and operates on worldwide mobile networks.

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Pentagon awards IT managers for security, integration

Awards given to teams and individuals for fighting off cyberattacks and for enhancing information sharing.

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Painting the town green

Agencies find creative ways to make their IT operations more environmentally friendly.

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IRS strengthens IT security, auditors say

The service has taken steps to conduct certification and accreditation more efficiently, a report concludes.

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Campaign advisers say CIO job should be a career position

Representatives of Barack Obama and John McCain also pledge to use technology to make government more transparent.

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Guidance for fusion centers to be released

The guidance is meant to help state and local intelligence fusion centers meet baseline operational capabilities.

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Data tools outstrip laws, policies

Report proposes a framework for evaluating info-based counterterrorism programs.

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Report: U.S. not prepared for EMP attacks

The government is largely ignoring the threat of a major electromagnetic pulse attack that could shut down large portions of country's economy by disabling computer systems, power grids and communications, a new report says.

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Homeland Security IG reports security gaps in portable storage devices

Auditors find unauthorized connections to the department's computer networks.

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Concerns swirl around transparency of Navy network contract

Officials gather comments on plan to break services into eight segments, but critics say time is short.

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Feds are more mobile, but dissatisfied with agencies' wireless support

Survey says latest technology could boost employees' productivity outside the office.

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FEMA deploys e-signature solution for disaster victims

Computer application is designed to quicken the pace of processing release forms for disaster relief funding and loans.

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SEC plans to modernize how it discloses financial data

The agency wants to move to a more interactive process and replace the current forms-based system.

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DISA issues RFI for Net-Centric Enterprise Services

The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks to develop a collaboration system that works on classified and unclassified networks.

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IG: GSA must improve information security

Audit says agency must improve contractor oversight and encrypt all mobile devices.

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Report: DOD needs to require more RFID tags

An inspector general's report finds about 10 percent of contracts lack the required RFID clause.