The Transportation Workers Identification Credential program is marred by significant vulnerabilities in its ability to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access and use, according to Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Analex Corp. won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to supply technology-related and other security services for the organization's Security and Intelligence Directorate.
The Defense Department earlier this week resumed taking applications from contractors for all types of personnel security-clearance investigations, after it had suspended processing for almost two and a half months.
The federal government should develop an "authorized use" standard to improve information-sharing in counterterrorism, according to the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age.
Nicked by the recent rash of laptop thefts and natural disasters that cripple business operations, the federal government has renewed its push for agencies to beef up their telework plans.
For any frequent user of public transportation, the bombings in London in July 2005 were the stuff of nightmares. You get on a train with a few hundred strangers, and you're sent hurtling through dark tunnels. In the aftermath of the London incidents, even a routine delay or breakdown on a subway causes a prickle of anxiety.
A year after the London terrorist bombings of July 7 and 21, 2005, the lessons learned have not all followed a straight track to security implementation.
The Office of Personnel Management tapped U.S. Investigative Services to provide back-office and administrative support for agency officials who perform background investigations on potential government employees and contractors.
Technologies to be used in the Transportation Workers Identification Credential card program need more real-life testing, according to the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
EMC Corp. will acquire RSA Security Inc., a provider of technology for protecting and managing identities and digital assets, for about $2.1 billion in cash.
The White House's approach to private-sector critical infrastructure protection needs to be more authoritative, according to the Century Foundation think tank for homeland security.
A common thread runs through adverse events ranging from theft of a data-laden laptop to granting disaster housing money to prison inmates. That thread is poor data governance, according to the Data Governance Council.
<font color="CC0000">(Updated) </font>The Veterans Affairs Department said today that law enforcement officials had recovered the stolen laptop containing the personal data of more than 26 million veterans, and that initially it looks as though the data has not been accessed.
The General Accountability Office has pulled from its Web site personal information on certain government employees after discovering that the archived data had been inadvertently posted online.
The federal government and private sector have not developed a coordinated plan for restoring the Internet and maintaining confidence in financial markets following a major breach in functioning, according to the Business Roundtable.
When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans last summer, it shut down government and emergency communications, shuttered businesses and left thousands of city residents homeless and reliant on government assistance for everything from food and drinking water to rooftop rescues and financial support.
