In 2001, the Federal Computer Incident Response Center was notified of 6,683 attacks, ranging from defacing Web sites to break-ins of an agency's central "root" servers. In 2000, the agency that monitors malicious attacks on federal systems was notified of only 586; in 1999, that number was 580.
Carnegie Mellon University and a coalition of government agencies and information technology firms May 16 in Washington announced the creation of the Sustainable Computing Consortium, a collaborative effort to protect the United States computing infrastructure and improve the reliability of U.S. IT systems.
U.S. leaders must resolve controversial questions surrounding issues such as privacy and a national ID system before the nation can take full advantage of advanced technologies and solutions in aviation security, said four top industry executives at an April 29 conference.
Solutions-oriented purchasing and homeland security were the two drivers of this year's FOSE government IT trade show, held March 19-21 at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center.
Steve Zaidman sighs when asked why the Federal Aviation Administration continues to take heat over its plans for modernizing the country's air traffic management systems.
The Bush administration will issue a national strategy for cybersecurity this July that will be available to government and industry on the World Wide Web, according to senior administration officials.
The National Security Agency has developed an evaluation program for government and industry organizations seeking to improve the security of their information technology systems and networks.
Washington is about to become the first state whose employers can digitally sign their online wage reports to the Social Security Administration ? something all 50 states will be able to offer if a Social Security pilot program to unify state and federal public key infrastructures proves successful.
Chances are good that only a close acquaintance or family member, perhaps two, know how you handle your money, what you go to the doctor for, and what landed you in jail for a night when you were 18.
Companies that provide authentication services are pushing federal agencies to outsource digital certification to contractors, claiming that in-house solutions could end up costing more while not being interoperable with other agencies' systems.
Mir Aimal Kasi didn't use a disguise or grow a beard to circumvent border security and enter the United States in late 1992. He simply added an "n" to his last name. Because there was no "Kansi" on the government watch lists, he was issued a visa.
Mir Aimal Kasi didn't use a disguise or grow a beard to circumvent border security and enter the United States in late 1992. He simply added an "n" to his last name. Because there was no "Kansi" on the government watch lists, he was issued a visa.
Senior government officials are putting a higher priority on electronic government than they did a year ago, but they are walking a tightrope to balance the twin tasks of developing e-government and beefing up the security of their IT systems, recent studies show.
Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift announced last month she is establishing an Internet-based system for state and local agencies to share information about bioterrorist threats.
A government and industry effort to educate citizens about computer security will launch soon, but the ambitious plan to reach the nation's 60 million home computer users had to be scaled back because of a lack of money, a General Services Administration official said.
New York state officials likely will cut back spending on electronic government initiatives in the new fiscal year, redirecting millions of dollars to disaster recovery and emergency response in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, according to industry analysts.
Creating a national identification system could be a lot easier than you think. Calls since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to create a national ID system to help government authorities monitor citizens and aliens have largely met with skepticism and resistance.
