Kevin Kaporch | The Keys to Secure Documents
As the Government Printing Office's director of product security, Kevin Kaporch has a lot of experience with supply-chain security and counterintelligence. Now he is offering his expertise to the broader community.
Defense kicks off open-source encryption program
The newly-formed OpenCrypto Management Program will first certify a binary version of OpenSSL for use in secure networks.
Telework rules get technical
The General Services Administration's recent guidelines on telework have a dual purpose: to promote working outside the office while protecting data on notebook PCs, personal digital assistants and cell phones.
Group plans standards to help enhance Section 508 efforts
Section 508 Refresh will further specify how agencies are expected to make IT accessible to people with disabilities.
Committee to refresh Section 508
Through the Section 508 Refresh, the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee hopes to build upon existing standards to better serve disabled Americans.
HHS moves to consolidate HR processes
The Health and Human Services Department has embarked on a program to aggregate human resources data from its 40 physical locations into a single system.
GSA releases telework guidelines
In a continuing effort to promote teleworking, the General Services Administration released new guidelines for agencies as they oversee off-site work.
Middleware could ease homeland security network access
Middleware technology could unite classified networks that law enforcement uses to exchange homeland security data, according to officials at AFCEA's Homeland Security conference.
Reliability more important than transportability for government IT
Despite the government's attempts to encourage teleworking, a recent survey of federal IT managers revealed a greater need for network reliability than transportability.
Survey: Reliability more important than transportability to feds
Despite the government's attempts to encourage teleworking, a recent survey of 388 federal IT managers revealed a greater need for network reliability than transportability.
FBI unsure if missing notebook PCs contain sensitive data
The FBI has reduced notebook PC losses, but the bureau has failed to adequately report whether stolen computers contain classified data, a new report has said.
Civilian agencies focus on info sharing
OMB has high hopes for Congress to accept e-government.
OMB: Health IT services are accountable
The Office of Management and Budget plans to evaluate the four main agencies involved with health IT on how well they provide information on quality and cost to consumers.
NIST recertifies open source encryption module
OpenSSL once again is compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 Level 1 standard, according to the Open Source Software Institute.
EPA, auditors disagree over IT security risks
One of the EPA's mainframe systems possesses IT security risks, external auditors said.
IRS troubleshoots E-Help program
Despite the IRS' progress in its E-Help desk, customer service efficiency still needs improvement, the agency's Office of the Inspector General said.
OMB advises agencies to pinch pennies during CRs
In light of the prolonged continuing resolutions in recent years, Paul Denett, OFPP administrator, issued four basic guidelines for agencies to follow.
First Source contracts hit the street
The Homeland Security Department's goal of consolidating procurement vehicles across its panoply of agencies came closer as the department chose 11 vendors to receive contracts under the First Source procurement for commodity IT gear.
EPA audit finds weaknesses in computer security
EPA needs to better assure that its contractor systems and incident reporting follow agency security requirements, the agency's Office of the Inspector General said.
HHS hopes to improve health IT interoperability in 2008
The HHS fiscal 2008 budget brings the exchange of health data closer to reality as it funds more standards development and tackles privacy issues.
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