House and Senate conferees have authorized the Defense Department to spend $532.8 billion on its programs in fiscal 2007. Lawmakers reached agreement recently on the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007.
Merlin International Inc. plans to open a new facility for national security work with the federal government in February, as well as delve deeper into state and local government business, the company's president and chief executive officer said.
The intricacies of cybersecurity can be difficult enough for IT experts to explain to each other. How effective are IT executives and the federal government at explaining it to the public? Not as good as they could be, said public relations expert Sandy Levine.
Internet Protocol version 6 will be worth the pain. Change without warrant is for naught. But in technology, change is not only better, it's inevitable.
There is no magic bullet for executive branch requirements for protecting personal data being accessed and downloaded by government employees. But pieces of the puzzle are coming into place.
The Homeland Security Department has installed radio frequency identification device readers capable of receiving data from electronic passports at San Francisco International Airport.
A NASCIO survey shows that state governments are paying more attention to information security, hiring chief information security officers and giving them defined budgets and enforcement authority.
The Cyber Storm Exercise Report found that organizations under cyberattack?whether government or private enterprises?had a hard time understanding the big picture.
The Homeland Security Department wants exemption from most Privacy Act requirements for a new database that will keep personal information on its employees, visiting contractors, job applicants and student interns, among others.
Sensor devices and unmanned aerial vehicles could play a pivotal role in patrolling the nation's land borders in the near future, government officials and expert witnesses said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.
