Damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita has led the Department of Homeland Security Department to push back its Cyber Storm exercise until February 2006.
The General Services Administration has asked agencies to postpone buys from McAfee Inc. for antivirus software in anticipation of reaching a deal with the company under the government's enterprise software licensing program.
The Real ID Act could increase the cost of issuing a driver's license to $90, up from between $10 and $25 currently, according to a report issued today by Citizens Against Government Waste.
European countries would exchange law enforcement information, such as DNA profiles and fingerprints, seamlessly across borders under a proposed framework decision released by the European Commission.
A presidential advisory committee's working group wants industry representatives advising the Homeland Security Department on protecting the nation's IT resources to be exempt from a law requiring public disclosure and public meetings.
Xerox Corp.'s WorkCentre Pro C2128, C2636 and C3545 devices, and CopyCentre C2128, C2636 and C3545 color copiers have been certified at Evaluation Assurance Level 2 by the National Information Assurance Partnership.
To aid in reaching consensus on government policies for biometrics, the European Union has launched a new public information portal for information exchange and community-building activities.
The federal government's effort to establish the national anti-terrorism Information-Sharing Environment is being slowed by complexity, limited resources and possibly a lack of clear goals.
Porous borders and balky Homeland Security Department technology programs came under fire in a spending bill that House and Senate appropriators have sent for floor approval.
Litigation filed by On Track Innovations Inc. over the rejection of its contactless chip technology for U.S. passports could further delay rollout of the documents.
Efforts to create a unified federal, state and local anti-terrorism information-sharing system have fallen apart and appear to be moving in separate directions.
The Transportation Security Administration has ended its government-funded Registered Traveler pilot program, and is assessing the results for a future nationwide rollout.
Nuala O'Connor Kelly is stepping down as chief privacy officer for the Homeland Security Department to accept a position as head of privacy issues for General Electric Co.
The Homeland Security Department has drafted a set of key scenarios for possible cyberattacks against the Internet and critical IT systems, and is seeking comments from the private sector on how to best prepare and respond to such attacks.
Symantec Corp. of Cupertino, Calif., has made an enterprise software agreement with the Defense Department that will enable DOD agencies to get access to more than 6,000 of the company's information assurance hardware and software products and services.
The Coast Guard does not have adequate database security controls for its Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement system, according to a report from Homeland Security Department's inspector general.
Within 48 hours of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, telecommunications contractors were on the ground, assessing damage to government facilities and identifying affected services.
Kathy Dillaman faced a monumental task in February when she took on the job of clearing the Defense Department's backlog of security clearance investigations for federal employees and contractors.
