NIST issues revised IT security controls
Agencies now have updated guidelines for selecting and specifying security controls for all IT systems.
Social Security taps RSA for HSPD-12 card management
The Social Security Administration awarded RSA a contract through GSA for card management services to support compliance with HSPD-12.
2006 GCN Lab Reviewer's Choice award winners
The GCN Lab tests dozens of products, rigorously assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each. Products that stand above and beyond their peers earn the Reviewer's Choice Award. Here are the products that won this accolade in 2006.
DHS policy chief Baker defends passenger data analysis system
The Homeland Security Department is stepping up its efforts to fend off criticism of the data analysis system it uses to pinpoint travelers entering the country who pose the risk of carrying out criminal or terrorist acts.
DCMA implements data management solution
The Defense Contract Management Agency has implemented a new backup and data management solution for its 30 locations worldwide to handle the agency's weekly backups of more than 11 terabytes of data.
Clinton: Pass card initiative needs 'rigorous' review
Sen. Clinton has said that a 'rigorous and comprehensive' review is necessary for the proposed border-crossing identification card.
GSA awards GWAC for veteran-owned businesses
For 44 small businesses, the holiday season opened with a bang when GSA today announced the awards for its $5 billion, 10-year governmentwide acquisition contract for IT small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
GAO cites flaws in U.S. Visit's exit system
The Homeland Security Department's program to document when foreign visitors leave the country does not meet the requirements Congress set for it, the Government Accountability Office concluded.
DOD portable surveillance radar deal goes to DRS
The Defense Department has awarded DRS Technologies Inc. a contract for new orders of portable ground surveillance radar suitable for a variety of roles.
Buyer: VA IT centralization a model for other agencies
Rep. Steve Buyer is singing a new tune about the Veterans Affairs Department and Secretary Jim Nicholson.
Agencies waiting on vendors for IPv6 security products
With the deadline to move their network backbone to Internet Protocol Version 6 still about 18 months away, agencies' biggest concern is whether the security industry will have enough products to support them.
Intel data protection levels to be standardized
The federal government is poised to adopt a common array of data protection levels and criteria by which the secrecy rankings are to be determined.
Army satellite encryption contract goes to Harris Corp.
The Army has awarded a contract to Harris Corp. to develop an encryption device for the communication security needs of future Army satellite terminals.
DHS panel softens stance on RFID
Advisory panel says that if the Homeland Security Department selects RFID systems to ID individuals, privacy and information security must be built into the system in the design stage.
Vajda draws lessons from data breaches
Education CIO Bill Bill Vajda is using last summer's government security breaches to spur changes in his department.
R. Fink | The Packet Rat: At Disney, getting a line on supply and demand
Disney has turned to biometrics to eliminate the gray market in park tickets, and the revenue the company lost to it.
DHS, industry use LOGIIC to combat cyberthreats
Joint exercise focuses on protecting systems at oil and gas facilities
FDA forces the issue on drug tracking
After years of prodding drugmakers to adopt electronic track-and-trace technology, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to push.
VA finally gets its IT all in one basket
Between Dec. 18 and next April, the Veterans Affairs Department expects to complete what a chorus of administration, congressional and IT experts have been advocating for years'centralizing its IT organization.
And the best of the best is ...
The GCN Lab found one product that not only was the best in its class, but one that might just be on the forefront of change for an entire industry.
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