People
Contract to centralize visa info
The State Department awarded Orkand a $72-million IT contract for a centralized electronic visa repository
People
DOD scolded over kids' Web-surfing data
An advocacy group asked the Pentagon to stop doing business with N2H2, a firm that gathers information on how children surf the Web
Digital Government
OMB adds guidance on privacy
OMB points out existing requirements and adds new guidance on matching citizens' personal information across agencies
Digital Government
Much ado about filtering
Libraries and schools all over the country struggle with what to make available via the Internet
Digital Government
HHS readies health security standards
HHS expects to issue final security standards early next year to protect electronically stored or transmitted health care records
People
Privacy cloud hangs over Digital Storm
Already under fire about the FBI's email surveillance system Carnivore, the Justice Department can expect Digital Storm to churn up its own tempest
Digital Government
Carnivore report doesn't end debate
The final report on Carnivore is unlikely to close the divide between proponents of the FBI's controversial email surveillance system and those concerned with privacy issues
People
Info overhaul gathers comment
The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science gathered public comments on its proposal to overhaul the way government handles information
People
Groups clash on results of Carnivore report
A privacy group says the FBI's email surveillance system can collect plenty of information without judicial review, even though a recent report states otherwise
People
Carnivore: Just the facts or a whole lot more?
The FBI's Carnivore email surveillance system does just what the FBI has claimed and more, according to a research institute report
Digital Government
Feds test PKI promise for privacy
Agencies are conducting dozens of experiments involving publickey infrastructure to assure the privacy of egovernment
People
Inside view of Carnivore due today
A research group's interim report on the FBI's controversial email bugging system will be released
People
Privacy group picks at Carnivore claims
The Electronic Privacy Information Center says an FBI memo reveals that Carnivore can intercept far more information than FBI officials said it could
People
Online court records under review
The most personal information lies carefully cataloged in the nation's courthouses
Digital Government
Is Internet too public for court records?
Judicial Conference of the United States is calling for an indepth discussion of how much public access is too much
Digital Government
Cookie control weak at DOT
DOT's inspector general blames weak technology implementation controls for the use of banned 'cookies' on bureau Web sites
People
CIO Council serving 'cookies' guide
The CIO Council is putting together a guide that will allow agencies to use 'cookies' while following administration policy and privacy advocates' recommendations on the touchy issue.
Digital Government