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Agencies using HSPD-12 as 'glorified ID cards'
The ID card hanging around your neck isn't living up to its potential. The Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) cards allow secure entry into federal facilities.
Tags: Gregory Wilshusen , GAO , security , DHS , In Depth
Wednesday morning federal headlines - Sept. 21
On today's Federal Drive: Talk of government shutdown has ratcheted up as lawmakers squabble over a CR, federal information sharing efforts have taken off and the House prepares to square off over various proposals to reform the Postal Service.
Tags: Congress , budget , House , Senate , NASA , information sharing , USPS ,
Former GSAer Spencer joins CertiPath
Tags: mangement , Judy Spencer , GSA , CertiPath , identity management , PKI , Jason Miller
DoD presses ahead on secure smartphones
Android devices are next up in DoD's effort to get off-the-shelf smartphones up to snuff with the Pentagon's security needs. Also, the Army looks for a better way to do two-factor authentication on mobile devices.
Tags: Defense , technology , mobile , DoD , Anmy Torres , Steven Smith , DISA , CAC , Army , Jared Serbu
GSA gives agencies more time to move to Networx
The agency is extending the FTS2001 bridge contract with four vendors for at least another six months. Most of the largest agencies have not fully transitioned to the telecommunications. GSA is readying several other contracts including for HSPD-12 services and strategic sourcing for wireless services.
Tags: contracting , industry , technology , Karl Krumbholz , Mike O'Neill , Patricia Waddell , Larry Hale , GSA , Sprint , Qwest , AT&T , Verizon , AFFIRM , Networx , telecommunications , FTS-2001 , schedule contracts , BetterBuy Wiki , SmartBUY , Networks 2020 , Connections , Jason Miller
Enterprise email could pave way for single DoD sign-on
The Defense Department is creating identity and access management tools as an enterprise service across the department. One possible way ahead, leaders say, is a single authoritative digital identity system the Defense Information Systems Agency created to support the Army's move to enterprise email.
Tags: DoD , technology , cloud computing , enterprise email , identity management , Common Access Card , DISA , Jack Wilmer , Jared Serbu
DoD to begin phasing out SSNs on ID cards
The Defense Department will begin taking Social Security numbers off of the ID cards held by DoD employees and retirees. The changes, part of a 2008 SSN reduction plan, will begin in June, officials said.
Tags: DoD , technology , ID theft , CAC , privacy , PII , cybersecurity , identity management , Jared Serbu
Tech standards to change for accessing buildings, computers
Hildy Ferraiolo, a NIST computer scientist, explains how the standard is changing to access federal buildings and computer systems.
Tags: Hildy Ferraiolo , NIST , technology , Dorobek Insider
Agencies still struggling to encrypt mobile devices
Despite a 2006 mandate to secure mobile devices and implement two-factor authentication, only just over half of federal agencies have managed to do so. OMB submits its annual FISMA report to Congress detailing the steps the government has taken to improve cybersecurity, including spending $12 billion on cybersecurity last year.
Tags: technology , management , Vivek Kundra , OMB , DoD , GSA , NASA , DHS , U.S. CERT , NIST , cybersecurity , FISMA , continuous monitoring , encryption , cyber workforce , CyberStat , Cyberscope , supply chain , Jason Miller
Pentagon to make building access easier
The Defense Department is making the Pentagon's physical access control system accept Common Access Cards. Currently, people who work at the Defense headquarters and other facilities must carry two secure identity cards. The Army also will test giving smart cards to retirees.
Tags: technology , DoD , Mary Dixon , Pentagon Force Protection Agency , Defense Manpower Data Center , Army , Interagency Smartcard Advisory Board , secure identity card , Common Access Card , physical access control , identity management , Jason Miller
