DOD taps FiXs for credentialing

DOD has chosen a trusted identity network developed by the Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems as the first enterprisewide solution for cross-credentialing between government and industry.

At DHS, risk assessment backlog looms

The Homeland Security Department's Privacy Office faces a huge backlog in informing the public of privacy risks related to more than 200 departmental systems, according to congressional testimony from the Government Accountability Office.

Lockheed to get new task order for FBI Sentinel

FBI officials said they will finish developing plans by September for Phases 2 through 4 of the bureau's enterprise case management system, known as Sentinel.

Not just for disasters anymore

Backup and failover databases find new uses beyond recovery.

FEMA steps up first responder ID effort

DHS is working on national standards for credentials for first responders, but development is still in the early stages.

SAIC acknowledges risk to military records

The personal information of more than a half million uniformed service members and their families "was placed at risk for potential compromise" when military health care data was being processed by Science Applications International Corp., the company said.

Congress receives DHS Real ID request

DHS released its plan to push forward new nationally standardized drivers' licenses to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.

New malware holds hard drives hostage

Is your company next? Booz Allen Hamilton and Hewlett-Packard are among those which recently had desktop data encrypted and held for ransom, charges a British Internet security provider.

Security weaknesses jeopardize DHS financial data

Continued weaknesses in IT controls at DHS are threatening efforts to maintain the integrity of financial data within the department, according to a new report.

Testing delays TWIC card rollout

The Transportation Workers Identification Credential missed its July 1 rollout partly because its systems are undergoing extra testing, a TSA official testified Thursday.

Eight win State services agreements

State Department awards blanket purchase agreements to support its worldwide Security Assurance Services and Innovations program.

GAO: Incentives lacking for infrastructure protection

Despite more than a year of planning and reviews, the nation's critical infrastructure sectors still fall short on providing incentives to private owners to assess vulnerabilities and risks, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The PKI Payoff

Get your customers past the difficult early stages, and then technology will deliver benefits.

Transformation man

As NSA's first CTO, Prescott Winter wants to make the spy agency network-centric.

ID theft not common in federal data breaches

Retailers and a credit card processor were responsible for the data breaches that led to identity theft, GAO says.

Paradigm acquires Caldwell Technology

Paradigm Holdings Inc. has purchased Caldwell Technology Solutions LLC, a provider of information technology services and solutions for national security programs within the intelligence community.

Skinner: DHS cyber security lacks focus

The Homeland Security Department's National Cyber Security Division needs to do a better job of establishing priorities for key programs and managing them effectively, according to a new inspector general report.

FEMA's laptop security ineffective: IG

The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have effective procedures to protect information contained on its laptop computers, according the Homeland Security inspector general Richard Skinner.

SRA to oversee health care data banks

SRA International has won a contract worth an estimated $68.6 million from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to operate the agency's National Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank.

EAC accredits InfoGuard lab for state voting

InfoGuard Labs has been accepted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to evaluate state voting systems under the commission's accreditation program.