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DHS names five centers of excellence
The will focus on counterterrorism research, and each will receive a grant of as much as $2 million a year for four to six years.
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Letter: FISMA's focus should be information security
Here's an idea: Rewrite FISMA to require information security, not computer security compliance paperwork!
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GSA issues Security LOB enterprise software notice
Under the SmartBuy program, GSA will set up a blanket purchase agreement for situation awareness and incident response software.
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Census reconsiders use of handheld computers
The bureau agency may develop a paper-based backup plan as GAO places the 2010 Census on a high-risk list.
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Letter: Source in Lean Six Sigma story has no experience
You should have used sources that knew what they were talking about because most of your facts and nomenclature are way off reality.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission names new CIO
Kimberly Hancher will come over from the Federal Communications Commission.
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DHS appoints USCIS ombudsman
Michael Dougherty previously was acting director of immigration policy and senior policy adviser for immigration at DHS' Office of Policy and Planning.
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DOD continues offensive for cyberwarfare authority
Officials recognize that they must deal with a constant and growing threat to their networks.
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Border security in north to rely on tech, Chertoff says
Efforts to secure the U.S. border with Canada will differ from efforts in the south, DHS secretary said.
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DOD asks contractors to protect unclassified data
The department is working with individual companies to come up with strategies and agreements, DOD's CIO said.
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NTEU vows to fight for better labor/management relations
The union said it wants the 2008 presidential election to end nearly eight years "of conflict and struggle" between administration leaders and federal employees.
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Chertoff: Agencies must work together to secure networks
The secretary of DHS said the department is working on a full cybersecurity strategy, but it will not be ready this year.
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Another USDA exec to leave; CISO to go to HUD
Lynn Allen is one of several executives in USDA’s Office of the CIO to leave in the past several weeks and the last long-time Senior Executive Service career employee of that group to go.
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DHS lets industry liaison keep business ties
New position illustrates the challenges of government/vendor relationships
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Stolen VA laptop caught in safety net
Department’s mobile data security policies and practices prevented information breach.
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Companies rally for more IT work visas
The Compete America coalition, which includes many IT companies such as Boeing, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, asked lawmakers to raise the 65,000 annual cap on H-1b visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
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Air Force hires Northrop Grumman to manage weather systems
Under the $239 million contract, the service's Weather Agency will receive operational support, integrated logistics, and systems engineering and development.
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