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- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Proposed commission would give teeth to cost-saving ideas but some lawmakers skeptical
- Feds outside the Beltway react to furloughs
- Contracting executives guilty of 8(a) program fraud
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- 29-year-old NASA engineer going where no one has gone before
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
DoD cyber acquisition stategy described as 'too bureaucratic'
Sources say the Defense Department is behind on implementing the new plan and may in fact be exploring other options.
Half a million using DoD enterprise email system
The Army chief information officer said the military service was well on its way to completely migrating to the cloud-based email by March.
NIST wants software to help spot smartphone security holes
The military, working through DARPA, is trying to develop its own marketplace of apps for helping troops in the field.
Automakers not doing enough to protect cars against cyber attacks, experts say
They say hackers who want to steal cars or just eavesdrop on conversations may have an easy time of it.
Assange urges US to end Wikileaks 'witch hunt'
ikileaks founder Julian Assange portrayed himself Sunday as a victim of an American "witch hunt."
IT budget facing 10 percent cut, would shrink to 8-year low
OMB issued fiscal 2014 technology project guidance detailing the steps agencies should take to reduce spending across six areas. Agencies also must tell OMB how it would reinvest the savings into new or innovative projects.
Cyber Command seeks cyber warriors
The command hopes to attract cyber pros with special incentives, including bonuses and education benefits.
Google Apps to improve security
A Google spokesman said he company plans to enhance it apps with functions already offered by Postini, an email security company owned by Google.
NIST guidelines may force some agencies to update websites
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working on updating guidelines for Transport Layer Security. That technology prevents anyone from eavesdropping on Internet communications.
DoD wants system to replay cyber attacks
The Defense Department's goal is to enhance training and cyber situational awareness.
Cyber lab turns to cryptology experts for help
The mysterious Gauss cyber-surveillance malware has experts stumped. Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based security vendor, has been dissecting Gauss.
Hacker group claims responsibility for WikiLeaks denial-of-service
Anti-Leaks launched its attack just as Wikileaks began releasing information on a secret government surveillance program, Government Computer News reports.
FBI cybersecurity expert enters private sector
Timothy Ryan joins Kroll Advisory Solutions as managing director.
CyberSecurity "Progress & Best Practices"
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Program will discuss Progress Report on CyberSecurity in the Federal Government, Top CyberSecurity Priorities , Key Challenges to still overcome in IT Security,
Lessons Learned , and a Vision for The Future
Energy wants utilities to make cybersecurity top priority
The Energy Department is asking electric utilities to make cybersecurity a top priority. It called for a cybersecurity governance board that would share information with the DoE.
WikiLeaks website hit by weeklong attack
The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week.
New virus sends fake message from the FBI
The FBI is warning the public of a new "drive-by" virus that is sending fake messages that appear to be from federal agencies.
IT managers moving to cloud despite skepticism
Most IT managers are moving data to the cloud, but 40 percent of them believe doing that will weaken security of that data.
Security firm: New computer virus prowling Mideast
A new computer virus tied to some of the most sophisticated cyberweapons thus-far discovered has been found circulating in the Middle East, a Moscow-based computer security company said Thursday. If a link were confirmed, the find would expand the electronic arsenal reportedly deployed by the U.S. and Israel against their rivals in the region.
DoD to rev up the cyber approval process for mobile devices
Instead of using a lengthy security technical implementation guide approval process to decide which tablets and smartphones will be allowed to use its network, the Defense Information Systems Agency wants to put the ball in the vendors' court.
