VA IG finds abuse of authority and ethical breaches in IT office
The Veterans Affairs' inspector general has found that people engaged in ethical violations while working for VA's information technology office.
VA responds to IG reports of misconduct in IT office
The Veterans Affairs Department responds to the VA inspector general's findings of misconduct by people while working in the department's information technology office.
DHS plans wiki for agencies, cybersecurity centers to coordinate efforts
The Homeland Security Department plans a new wiki that federal cybersecurity centers would use to coordinate efforts and improve situational awareness.
White House cyber adviser Melissa Hathaway resigns
Melissa Hathaway, who led the administration's 60-day review of cyber policy and was considered a candidate for the new White House cyber coordinator position, will resign later this month, according to an article on The Wall Street Journal's Web site.
Cyberattacks could have been mitigated
Agency responses to cyberattacks on U.S. government sites demonstrates a need for better coordination between agency security officials and the companies that provide Internet services, experts say.
How DOD's cybersecurity certification program for personnel works
DOD published a manual describing various job categories, including technical and management positions, and the different certifications that meet the training requirement. Here are a few examples.
The new cybersecurity licensing proposal at a glance
Here's how a Senate proposal to require certification or even licensing for cybersecurity professionals would work.
Cybersecurity training: The battle over mandates
A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.
Obama unveils new cybersecurity strategy
President Obama today said his administration would take “a new comprehensive approach” to cybersecurity and establish a new office in the White House to coordinate government efforts.
NARA loses hard drive with Clinton-era sensitive data
The National Archives and Records Administration is missing an external hard drive with the personally identifiable information of some Clinton administration officials and White House visitors.
Senate legislation would impose cybersecurity standards, certifications
Legislation in the Senate would consolidate the leadership of federal cybersecurity programs in a new advisory office in the Executive Office of the President.
DHS to sharpen its Common Operating Picture
The Homeland Security Department wants to upgrade the situational awareness tool used at the department’s National Operations Center and make it more accessible to state and local authorities.
Cybersecurity gets increased funding in Obama's first budget
Obama wants $355 million to support DHS’ National Cybersecurity Division and its role in the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
Building 'Virtual USA' one state at a time
Federal and state authorities are collaborating on a project that would allow state and local caches of geospatial data to be interoperable, with the goal of creating a "Virtual USA" for emergency response.
Napolitano updates Congress on DHS' IT programs
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said an initial review showed that a 2012 deadline for DHS to scan for radiation all U.S.-bound sea cargo was not going to work.
Graves is DHS' new acting CIO
Margaret Graves takes over as acting chief information officer today on Richard Mangogna's last day as CIO.
Obama orders cybersecurity review
President Obama has ordered an immediate review of the government's cybersecurity planning, programs and activities.
Library of Congress taps Silverlight to enhance access
Library officials said they plan to launch a series of new library search and viewing tools this year.
Library of Congress gets more interactive
The Library of Congress signs cooperative agreement with Microsoft to make the library's collection of historical artifacts more immediately available to patrons.
FEC launches online tool mapping candidate spending
The Federal Election Commission launched a new online map tool that lets the public better track how congressional candidates are getting and spending their money.
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