The Government Accountability Office warned this month that in some situations, managed public key infrastructure services could be more trouble than they're worth to government agencies.
The Government Accountability Office warned this month that in some situations, managed public key infrastructure services could be more trouble than they're worth to government agencies.
Intel Corp. engineers are testing compatibility and interoperability of wireless networking products to help integrators and agencies cut through the confusion surrounding Wi-Fi.
A new security specification for wireless networking incorporates the Advanced Encryption Standard, opening the door for certification under the Federal Information Processing Standard.
The security of the nation's ports is shifting from chain link fences and barbed wire to computers and other high-tech solutions as more ports modernize their facilities.
The Sept. 11 Commission's recommendation that Congress create a national intelligence director to oversee the country's 15 information-gathering agencies has been gaining support in recent weeks. But Bruce Schneier, an international security expert and author of numerous books on security technology, said the government should focus more on changing the culture of U.S. intelligence agencies.
Xacta Corp. will supply security compliance and risk management software to the National Archives and Records Administration, the company said today. Terms of the three-year, agency-wide agreement were not immediately available.
Federal agencies are making little progress on mandates to certify and accredit their information systems, and the poor showing is causing some lawmakers and IT security experts to be leery of agencies' efforts to secure federal IT systems.
Since July 15, Congress has introduced at least eight bills seeking to improve the nation's homeland security operations. This level of activity -- much of it occurring during a congressional recess that began July 26 and will go until Sept. 6 -- is unprecedented, said congressional scholar Norman Ornstein. Washington Technology takes a close look at the proposed legislation and its impact on integrators.
Before February, the U.S. Agency for International Development's network was scanned for vulnerabilities monthly, after which its systems administrators in 80 nations were sent reports about the vulnerabilities that were found.
Anyone get that plate number? Active Recognition Technologies Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has developed software for identifying and comparing license-plate numbers against watch lists.
Football fans at next year's Super Bowl will enjoy the festivities under the watchful eye of Jacksonville, Fla., law enforcement officials thanks to technology from GTSI Corp. of Chantilly, Va.
Football fans at next year's Super Bowl will enjoy the festivities under the watchful eye of Jacksonville, Fla., law enforcement officials thanks to technology from GTSI Corp. of Chantilly, Va.
The Homeland Security Department has awarded a $30 million contract to a trio of consulting firms to study development of an integrated terrorist screening system.
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