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House Homeland Security bill denies civilian pay raise

The White House has threatened to veto a House bill providing funding for the Homeland Security Department, taking issue with many of the bill's provisions, including a denial of a civilian pay raise. The committee bill also doesn't include any new funding for the agency's data-center consolidation efforts or construction for its new headquarters.

Tags: House , Congress , budget , House Appropriations Committee , DHS , pay and benefits , pay freeze , cybersecurity , St. Elizabeth

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Justice reaffirms position that the Einstein system is legal

DoJ opinion states the intrusion detection application does not violate Fourth Amendment rights or several other federal and state laws. Department's view follows Bush administration position.

Tags: technology , David Barron , DHS , Justice , US CERT , cybersecurity , privacy

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OMB wants updated TIC plans by Sept. 25

Agencies must tell DHS, OMB how they will meet reduce the number of Internet connections they run. Some departments also have to estimate cost to meet TIC through Networx contract by Sept. 30.

Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , OMB , GSA , DHS , cybersecurity , Trusted Internet connection , Networx ,

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Justice, NSC lead review of cyber laws

An interagency working group is trying to decide whether the administration should submit a proposal to Congress to update several laws. The White House's cyberspace review recommended legislative updates to address shortcomings in the current statutes. Justice also reviewed the Einstein 3 program even as DHS still is testing it.

Tags: technology , James Baker , Phil Reitinger , Sheldon Whitehouse , Justice , DHS , Senate Judiciary Committee , Center for Democracy and Technology , cybersecurity , national incident response plan

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Napolitano: Einstein 3 coming in 2011

DHS is in the final stages of deploying version 2 of Einstein across the government, and already is making plans for version 3.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Janet Napolitano , DHS , technology , management , Peter King , Bennie Thompson , House Homeland Security Committee , George Washington University , cybersecurity , TWIC , terrorism alert system , supply chain security , Jason Miller

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DHS readies new tools to combat cyber attacks

Secretary Janet Napolitano said the Einstein 3 software will be deployed across the government to detect and disrupt malicious cyber activity. Cybersecurity among the hot topics Napolitano highlighted during her State of Homeland Security address.

Tags: technology , management , Janet Napolitano , DHS , Peter King , Bennie Thompson , House Homeland Security Committee , George Washington University , cybersecurity , TWIC , terrorism alert system , supply chain security , Jason Miller

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DHS sketching future of Einstein cyber tools

The National Cybersecurity Protection System is testing software and hardware from the Defense Department and industry to figure out how to expand the Einstein toolset. DHS reports that 13 of 19 major agencies already have installed Einstein 2. The department also is planning to hold an industry day for a classified cyber RFI.

Tags: technology , Nicole Dean , DHS , DoD , cybersecurity , intrusion detection , intrusion protection , TIC , MTIPS , Jason Miller

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Businesses could use Einstein for cybersecurity

Federal agencies scrambling on DNSSEC implementation

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Defense , DoD , DNSSEC

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DHS tries sharing cyber threat data differently

The agency is working with different industry sectors to improve how and the kinds of IT security information that flows in both directions. DHS has a pilot with DoD and financial services companies to exchange threat and malicious activity from their networks. DHS also has installed Einstein 2 software on 12 agency networks to improve how they recognize risks.

Tags: technology , Greg Shaffer , Anna Eshoo , John Denning , DHS , DoD , GAO , Computer and Communications Industry Association , Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysi , cybersecurity , information sharing , Jason Miller

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Congressman Hal Rogers: concerned about cybersecurity funding

Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) explains why he thinks cutting funding to certain cybersecurity programs might not be such a good idea.

Tags: management , technology , cybersecurity , CNCI , TIC , Rep. Hal Rogers , Dorothy Ramienski , GAO , Congressional Spotlight

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