Digital Government
Phishers access USAJobs site; Effect 'slight,' officials say
The Office of Personnel Management said phishing e-mailers used malicious software to obtain unauthorized access to a USAJobs resume database, and about 146,000 subscribers were affected.
People
IG: Some at IRS still careless with taxpayer data
Although the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that some managers and employees are not following policies, the agency has made progress.
People
Navy secretary laments continued loss of private data
In the past 19 months, Navy officials reported more than 100 incidents of personally identifiable information being lost, Secretary Donald Winter wrote in a recent message.
Cybersecurity
Davis urges Waxman to advance data breach bill
A provision in the bill would require agencies to ensure that computing and storage devices containing potentially sensitive information is accounted for and secure.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: P2P networks pose security risk
Government workers using peer-to-peer networks can inadvertently share more information than they intended to divulge.
Cybersecurity
GAO: VA must tighten lax inventory controls
By not enforcing policies, the department continues to put IT equipment and sensitive data at risk.
Digital Government
House panel votes to safeguard SSNs
The Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act would restrict the sale, purchase and public display of the Social Security numbers by government and businesses.
Cybersecurity
OMB, DHS outline data security best practices
A new paper lists 10 common mistakes agencies make in securing data and ways to fix them.
People
Union won’t file HSPD-12 complaint against GSA -- yet
The National Federation of Federal Employees will hold off on filing an unfair labor complaint against the agency until the two groups can meet.
Cybersecurity
VA to expand encryption to in-house removable storage
The decision follows a data breach at the department's medical center in Birmingham, Ala., that put millions of people's personal information at risk.
Cybersecurity
Few breaches lead to identity theft, GAO finds
But when it happens, GAO recommends agencies use a risk-based notification standard to identify the incidents in which the potential for harm exists and the appropriate actions to take.
Cybersecurity
SSA wants stronger safeguards for SSNs
The agency's IG urged lawmakers to pass legislation limiting the use and collection of Social Security numbers.
Modernization
It's a wireless world
Like it or not, smart phones and handheld messaging devices are all over government. Here’s how to make sure this invasion of mobile devices doesn’t drain your organization’s budget or threaten its security.
Modernization
Mobile security requires an action plan
Security is one of the biggest management challenges that agencies face with mobile wireless devices.
Cybersecurity
After the breach, now what?
Would a federal breach notification law bring greater security and sanity to those who find their personal data has been lost or stolen?
Cybersecurity
FISMA amendment could redefine personally identifiable info
Sen. Norm Coleman introduced the bill, which would make OMB responsible for establishing policies and procedures for agencies to follow in the event of a data breach.
Cybersecurity
Agencies face SSN scrubdown
OMB says agencies must stop the practice of using SSNs as unique personal identifiers.
People
Rocky Mountain RHIO
A low-key management style and an emphasis on improving care have boosted physician support for a RHIO in Colorado.
Cybersecurity