Cybersecurity
Lieberman: No kill switch in new bill
A wide-ranging cybersecurity bill introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman would revamp FISMA and establish executive oversight of critical infrastructure security but would specifically forbid shutting down the Internet.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security requests flat budget
Some of DHS' 22 agencies are projected to see double-digit increases, while others are slated for substantial cuts.
Cybersecurity
FEMA loses 7 years' worth of major official reports
The Federal Emergency Management Agency lost its entire database of post-disaster reports for 2003 to 2010 due to a computer server failure, according to a new audit.
Modernization
Coast Guard near end of acquisition wiki experiment
The Coast Guard will assess how well its online wiki worked to explore alternative ideas for acquisition.
Cybersecurity
Twitter, Facebook are part of new terror alert system
The Homeland Security Department has set up a new Twitter account and will be issuing alerts on its Facebook page and website as part of its new national terror alert system to replace the color-coded threat system.
Cybersecurity
E-Verify improves but still can't detect ID theft, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department's E-Verify employment verification system has gotten better at processing applications on the first try but still remains vulnerable to identity theft, a new report says.
Cybersecurity
After SBINet: DHS' new border control strategy
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the results of a year-long reassessment of the controversial SBInet electronic border surveillance system program.
Digital Government
IG Skinner to leave DHS
Inspector General Richard Skinner will be leaving his role as a federal government watchdog on March 1 after 42 years of service.
Cybersecurity
CBP to hire 1,000 IT workers during fiscal 2011
Ken Ritchhart, deputy assistant commissioner of Customs and Border Protection's Office of Information Technology, today updated the hiring and transformation efforts there.
Digital Government
Coast Guard CFO takes blame for $138M in misspending
The service's Chief Financial Officer takes sole responsibility for $138 million worth of apparent violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
Cybersecurity
DHS left gaps in Quadrennial Review, says GAO
The Homeland Security Department completed its first Quadrennial Review earlier this year without fully addressing what Congress asked for, according to a GAO audit.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano calls for cybersecurity partnership
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the government is emphasizing cybersecurity in part because it has ramifications beyond the Internet.
Cybersecurity
DHS makes moderate progress on IT management, IG says
The Homeland Security Department got moderate scores for IT management, acquisition and emergency management in a new report from Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Cybersecurity
Fusion centers hampered by limitations of DHS nets, IG says
The Homeland Security Department's ability to share intelligence information through IT with state and local authorities is improving, but still has significant gaps, an audit finds.
Cybersecurity
DHS boosts E-Verify with links to passport photo database
The Homeland Security Department is checking the authenticity of U.S. passport photos with the State Department for people seeking to prove their identity to the E-Verify employment verification system.
Digital Government
Cyber 'epidemic' grows more urgent
With cyber threats to linked systems a potential epidemic, a panel of security leaders call for government to step up efforts on standards, collaboration and raising public awareness.
Digital Government
Emergency access granted in test of interoperable ID system
An emergency preparedness event involving federal, state and private-sector officials demonstrated ID verification technology to scan and clear first responders from federal, state, local and commercial organizations.
Digital Government
Agencies hard hit by shortage of cybersecurity pros
Programs are under way to identify, educate and provide career paths for potential cybersecurity professionals demanded by government and private industry, a panel of experts said, but it will be years before the pipeline is producing.
Digital Government