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NIST releases info security documents
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published two new interagency reports designed to help auditors, inspectors general and senior management understand and evaluate information security programs.<@SM>
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Industry sends DOT mixed message on GPS backup system
An aviation group supports shutting down the land-based Loran navigation system, but Boeing said the system could be useful if GPS services were disrupted.
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Companies join forces to bring software management to feds
Palamida and Merlin International specialize in compliance and risk mitigation solutions.
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FBI tracks secret 'wiretaps' with multilevel security
The FBI has launched an application that monitors the preparation of requests for secret wiretaps by using several levels of classification, according to the security level of the user.<@SM>
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Sorting SOA fact from fiction
7 truths about service-oriented architecture that savvy leaders can take to the bank.
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DISA budgets $205.2 million for NCES over three years
The agency also plans to spend nearly $270 million on DOD networking programs and more than $113 million on spectrum initiatives, according to its three-year spending plan.
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Data loss gets personal
Security experts say hackers are going straight for information in 2007.
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Democrats used good data to win midterms
Party scrapped worn-out computers and old voter files for newer technology.
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In-Q-Tel invests in StreamBase Systems
The CIA-funded venture capital firm sees intelligence value in StreamBase's complex event processing software.
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FEMA preparedness panel planned
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will establish a new National Advisory Council to provide advice to it on all aspects of emergency preparedness and response.<@SM><@SM>
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Database security is crucial, experts say
At the RSA conference in San Francisco, Oracle’s Hasan Rizvi talks about stronger access controls and AppSecInc. debuts security suite.
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New House VA committee chairman laments latest laptop loss
"There is no excuse for storing sensitive personal information about our veterans on portable government equipment that is not secure,” said Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.).
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DISA plans new top-secret presidential network
The network and a multimedia Crisis Management System will serve multiple fixed locations, Air Force One and the presidential helicopter fleet.
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Express bus
The PCI Special Interest Group has released version 2 of the PCI Express specification.
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Where CIOs boot up
Sessions prepare new IT managers for their three-pronged role as technologists, strategists and salesmen.
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Health info network takes another step
After prototypes share data, HHS gets ready for the real thing.
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NIST prepares to hash out new standard
Invites public input in upgrading cryptographic algorithm.
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The evolving role of the CIO
As the job changes, some struggle to climb out of the server room into the boardroom.
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Lockheed completes purchase of Management Systems Designers
The acquisition will broaden Lockheed Martin's footprint into IT and scientific solutions for national security and civilian federal agencies.
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