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         <title><![CDATA[AF cancels ICE2 follow-on contract]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Air Force has decided to discontinue its ICE2 contract program and transfer the services it provided to a program managed by the Defense Intelligence Agency.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32802-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lockheed gets Navy information assurance job ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a Navy contract to provide information assurance technical support services for the Joint Medical Information Systems.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32799-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House bill targets DHS cybersecurity efforts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives would require DHS to assess the robustness of contractors&#146; cybersecurity protection before hiring them.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32770-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House bill aims to improve airport biometrics]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department would be required to consult with industry executives on biometric identification for airport security under newly proposed legislation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32762-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[OMB&#146;s Johnson cites progress on security clearances]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Clay Johnson, deputy director at OMB, cited a steady decline in the average time the clearance process takes in a speech today today.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32757-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senators question DHS cybersecurity strategy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS' cybersecurity initiative might be relying too much on contractors and might not be providing enough information to the public, according to two key senators.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32739-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[IBM joins Lockheed on FBI identification contract]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin won the FBI&#146;s Next Generation Identification system deal in February, but IBM lodged a protest and work was held up. The two have now agreed to work together on the $1 billion contract. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32736-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[NATO creates cyberdefense team]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[NATO has set up a new Cyber Defense Management Authority that will coordinate the safeguarding of its own and member states&#146; computer infrastructures against cyberattack.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32730-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[OMB proposes security clearance system reform]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Office of Management and Budget has submitted a proposal to expedite hiring and security clearances for individuals and contractors to work for the government. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32723-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[WidePoint gets DLA information assurance work]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WidePoint Corp. will support the computer emergency response team at the Defense Logistics Agency under a newly awarded contract.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32722-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Report: Small-vessel security to rely on tech tools]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Technology will be a key component in reducing the terrorist threat associated with the nation&#146;s recreational and commercial small boats, according to a new DHS strategy.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32695-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[NSA to stage cyber battle]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A cyber &#147;blue team&#148; of military service students will defend simulated government computer networks against a &#147;red team&#148; of NSA hackers in a Cyber Defense Exercise this week.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32685-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[NTSB laptops lack security features: GAO]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Nearly half the laptop PCs at the National Transportation Safety Board do not have the required encryption needed to protect data, according to the Government Accountability Office.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32681-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[BAE gets DARPA mobile network research project]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[BAE Systems will develop a secure mobile military communications network designed to protect against cyberattacks for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32678-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[DHS to rebuild Project 28 fence]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The mobile border surveillance system deployed as a prototype of SBInet in Arizona is coming down and will be replaced with an updated version with permanent towers.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32674-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[ID cards prepare for takeoff]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Airports broaden credentialing efforts asCongress and TSA look at security breaches.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_07/32639-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Skinner: DHS needs stronger cyber shield]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department is moving too slowly to protect its most critical internal computer systems, according to a new report.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32615-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Registered traveler goes international]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department will begin testing an International Registered Traveler program at three airports starting June 10 to expedite airport clearances for prescreened travelers.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32601-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Text message warning system lacks sponsor]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The FCC yesterday adopted an order allowing transmission of emergency alerts via text message to cell phone users nationwide, but the plan could falter without an agency to head it.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32596-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Water, water, everywhere under attack]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Water utilities should begin work immediately to secure their systems against catastrophic cyberattack, the threat of which is growing, a new report said.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32592-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[DHS to beef up cybersecurity staff ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department&#146;s infrastructure and cyber units are interviewing candidates for more than 300 job openings, a top DHS official testified this week.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32563-1.html?topic=security&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lawmaker calls for tighter Northern border surveillance]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS ought to install more ground and air radars along the U.S.-Canada border and boost the number of manned and unmanned aircraft patrols over the area, Sen. Jon Tester has said.]]></description>
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