Cybersecurity
The best of the federal blogosphere
No DNA tests at airport checkpoints; Broadband plan and recent failure; A full tank of hydrogen.
Cybersecurity
6 government blogs worth visiting as often as you can
We point you to some of the best government blogs.
Cybersecurity
TSA's Blogger Bob and the many angry comments
A lesson in blogging: Report that a passenger was charged with crimes and omit his acquittal, and expect to be roasted.
Cybersecurity
3 case studies in social media experimentation
Agencies and government contractors are notoriously reluctant to take risks, but some are venturing into the world of social networks, multimedia and interactive blogging and finding success.
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DHS gets average grade on public transit info sharing
The Homeland Security Department could do a better job of streamlining the security information flow to public transit agencies, according to a new GAO report.
Digital Government
TSA may have a solution for virtual-striptease body scans
Privacy concerns regarding full-body scanners in airports may be put to rest, if a new technology now being tested proves effective.
Cybersecurity
DHS to automate watch list feeds
The Homeland Security Department and the Terrorist Screening Center will use a program to simplify how DHS receives information from the government's centralized terrorist database.
Digital Government
GAO hands down decision on Unisys bid protest
Decision by GAO clears the way for CSC to finally begin work on the $500 million TSA infrastructure contract.
Digital Government
Widget provides one-click access to travel tips
The Summer Travel Web widget was developed by the Transportation Security Administration in conjunction with the Customs and Border Protection agency to provide travelers with easy access to helpful travel tips.
Modernization
TSA reverses Web site censorship policy
The Transportation Security Administration has retracted its week-old policy of blocking employees' work computer access to Web sites with "controversial opinion."
Modernization
TSA blocks work access to sites with 'controversial' content
The Transportation Security Administration is censoring employees' access to "controversial" Web sites on work computers, according to CBS News.
Digital Government
FBI veteran cleared to lead Transportation Security Administration
John Pistole brings more than 20 years of counterterrorism experience to TSA, blogger Mclatthew Weigelt writes.
Cybersecurity
TSA now handling watch list checks for all domestic flights
The Transportation Security Administration has finished taking over from airlines the responsibility of screening all passengers that are flying inside the United States against the government's terrorist watch lists, as part of the Secure Flight program.
Cybersecurity
TSA wants cyber forensics info
The Transportation Security Administration wants information on products it could use to deal with insider cyber threats, data leakage and misuse of IT assets.
Cybersecurity
Obama makes third try to find a leader for TSA
President Barack Obama has taken his third shot at finding a leader for the Transportation Security Administration.
Digital Government
The trouble with truffles, and other airport security tales
In our recent stories on how, and how not, to take a laptop PC through airport security, we asked readers to recount their favorite tales of checkpoint complications. And they responded with gusto.
Cybersecurity
Secure Flight cited as fix for lag in 'no-fly list' update
The government’s program to take over screening fliers against watchlists would ensure up-to-date lists, a top intelligence official says.
Digital Government
A tech-laden traveler encounters TSA -- frequently
Gadget-toting GCN Lab director John Breeden has gotten used to extra scrutiny at the airport.
Digital Government