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TIGTA: The IRS lacks secure Web servers
With unauthorized servers, the Internal Revenue Service risks having someone illicitly access taxpayer and personally identifiable information.
Modernization
Pointers: Recommended readings 08-25-08
Check out these Web sites and other online resources.
People
Polishing your Twitter skills
Twitter users tell newcomers to dive in into the Twitter world while providing a few tips.
People
Psst! Are you Twittering yet?
It’s no secret: Using Twitter’s short and sweet message blasts can be a great way to communicate.
People
DHS seeks Privacy Act exemptions
The Homeland Security Department wants to exempt its new immigration-related Fraud Detection and National Security Data System from some provisions of the Privacy Act.
People
Analysis tool exempt from some privacy laws
The Homeland Security Department has exempted a new data analysis tool from some provisions of the Privacy Act.
People
Tracking a cyberattack
During the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, attacks were launched against Georgia’s Internet infrastructure by unidentified attackers.
People
Buzz of the Week: A cyberwar paradox
There was an odd juxtaposition last week between the Russian/Georgian conflict and the Defense Department’s cyber warfare efforts.
People
Twitter takes flight in Congress
Political advocates and the presidential campaigns have spurred broader use of the social-networking technology among lawmakers in recent weeks.
People
Missing laptop found, but security questions remain
A vendor in TSA’s Registered Traveler program temporarily lost a laptop containing the unencrypted personal enrollment data of thousands of program participants.
People
The tech challenge
Fusion center advocates face technical challenges dealing with accessibility and data-sharing across classified and unclassified data platforms.
People
What next for fusion centers?
The infrastructure for a locally run, nationwide intelligence-sharing network is ready. Now what?
People
Feds set sights on small screen
Experts say diving into Web video isn’t as expensive or difficult as might be expected.
People
Life in the tech age
An Internet marketing consultant provides tips and comments on technology in today’s world…including Bluetooth earpieces.
People
Who is watching your online image?
Social-networking expert Andy Beal advises agencies on how to manage their reputations in a Web 2.0 world.
People
DOD broadens PKI parameters
The Defense Department has decided to accept public-key infrastructure certificates from outside parties for the first time.
People
Williams GSA nomination blocked; options weighed
Bush administration has some options to get around the hold, according to observers.
People
Sharing information – and fears
Information sharing environment has made progress, but its future is unclear.
Digital Government
Letter: P-R-I-V-A-C-Y
A former Bush administration official points out that privacy policies are only as good as the mindset of those enforcing them.
Digital Government