Cybersecurity
NIST and state of Maryland establish cybersecurity lab
Center will gather computer scientists and users to test strategies for protecting e-government and e-commerce.
Digital Government
DHS vows to cancel border project if technologies seem high risk
Officials say they will not gamble on a replacement for the botched billion dollar SBInet.
Digital Government
Administration, Microsoft rally support for cyber bill
The legislation would direct Homeland Security to coordinate the protection of private networks.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano backs Senate cybersecurity bill, industry reporting requirement
The legislation would grant feds the power to respond to private network intrusions.
Digital Government
Cyber thieves piggyback off Stratfor breach, target feds
Crooks are targeting the global research provider's federal customers whose addresses were compromised during a 2011 hack.
Cybersecurity
DHS budget would double cyber spending to $769 million
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants to boost network defenses and protect critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Self-service U.S.-Mexican border crossing could be replicated
CBP could open more unmanned checkpoints in remote Southwest expanses and eventually add biometric ID verification, former official says.
Modernization
GSA hands agencies cloud security marching orders
The guidelines provide more clarity on continuous monitoring requirements and the role of Homeland Security.
Cybersecurity
Feds not authorized to deal with electric grid disruptions
Industry pushback and politics have stymied efforts to expand authority over critical networks, cyber expert says.
Digital Government
TSA to travelers: Keep taking off those shoes
For now, the agency has given up on scanner technology aimed at detecting threatening footwear.
Cybersecurity