Cybersecurity
E-Verify could add biometrics
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has begun laying the groundwork for adding a biometric — most likely a fingerprint — to the E-Verify federal employment verification system
Cybersecurity
Bill would ban peer-to-peer use in agencies
A House committee chairman who has jurisdiction over some government operations plans to introduce a bill designed to ban the use of peer-to-peer software on government and contractor networks.
Cybersecurity
OMB evaluates federal Web tracking policies
The Office of Management and Budget is re-evaluating federal policies barring the use of Web tracking tools.
Cybersecurity
Official: Panel wants privacy protection for electronic medical records
A federal advisory panel wants encryption and access controls to protect patients' medical records. official says.
Modernization
IT costs central to Real ID, PASS ID debate
Backers of the Real ID Act and proposed PASS ID Act have been debating the extent to which states need to make expensive information technology investments to improve the security of driver's licenses.
Modernization
IT central to debate over Real ID, PASS ID
Backers of a new driver's license security program say the current Real ID program's costly IT requirements are unnecessary and won't work for states.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Senate bill would make international cooperation a priority
A new Senate bill would ask the secretary of state to work for international collaboration to improve cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Personal data requirements raise eyebrows
Privacy advocates are wondering why DHS needs to store data on mother's maiden name and financial history to allow employees and contractors regular building access.
Cybersecurity
Real ID: States chase moving target
In the face of shifting deadlines and requirements, states are struggling to comply with the Real ID Act for making driver's licenses more secure.
Cybersecurity
Real ID compliance score card
Twenty-six states have enacted legislation that indicates their intentions regarding compliance with Real ID.
Cybersecurity
Questions dog DHS plans to upgrade advanced cybersecurity system
Reports in The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal explain the Obama administration's plans and considerations in moving ahead with DHS' next generation tool to protect civilian government computer networks.
Cybersecurity
Contract change puts personal data at risk
Thousands of customers are wondering what will happen to the fingerprint and personal data they provided to a Registered Traveler operator who went out of business.
Digital Government
DHS to sweep up more data on employees, contractors
DHS says it is expanding the types of personal information it will collect on employees and contractors who require long-term access.
Modernization
Industry outscores government for Web site quality
Federal sites, on average, scored lower than those of state governments and industry on a 100-point scale devised by a Brookings Institution researcher.
People
FDA stumbles toward transparency
Despite having little guidance on how to meet the Obama administration's transparency goals, the Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with plans.
Digital Government
Health care records should be user-friendly, patients say
Advocates for patient-centered health care are trying to get those principles incorporated into the upcoming regulations for spending $19 billion in incentives for health information technology. But some wonder if crafting health IT goals to give more power to patients is too big a pill to swallow.
Cybersecurity
Hathaway confirms she's a candidate for cyber chief
Melissa Hathaway, who led the Obama administration's 60-day cybersecurity review of cybersecurity policy, said she is among a list of candidates being considered for the White House cybersecurity coordinator position.
Cybersecurity
DNI: Public trust important for cybersecurity
The Director of National Intelligence said the public needs to be convinced that cybersecurity programs will protect civil liberties.
Cybersecurity