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Feds' tech budgets may hinge on cybersecurity prowess

February 7, 2007 Bush administration's top IT official says she's counting on agencies to fix flaws before eating up more dollars to build new systems. TAGS: cybersecurity, agency, Bush Administration, president, government, dollar, information technology

Freedom of information? Uncle Sam, get it right!

March 28, 2007 Attorney Eric Sinrod says 10 years after Congress enacted E-FOIA regulations, government agencies are coming up woefully short. TAGS: agency, exemption, audit, guidance, request, government, freedom, law, compliance, record

Readers weigh in on Internet ownership

October 17, 2005 From Philadelphia to San Francisco, local moves toward metrowide broadband will fuel the debate over free enterprise versus government intervention. TAGS: government, Philadelphia, broadband, Internet service, fiber, agency, San Francisco

States to test ID chips on foreign visitors

January 27, 2005 Homeland Security Deptartment plan calls for issuing high-tech documents at several border crossings this summer. TAGS: visitor, RFID, agency, government, U.S.

Tackling energy efficiency in computing

December 14, 2006 Senior Energy Department official starts a dialogue with tech leaders to learn how his agency can help. TAGS: agency, government, leader

Veterans Affairs chief calls for stronger data laws

June 8, 2006 Agrees with politicians who say federal agencies must notify Americans whose personal data is at risk in security breaches. TAGS: agency, theft, politician, Rep., identity theft, law, government

Agencies line up for plug-in cars

November 27, 2006 State and local governments are trying out hybrid electric-gas vehicles that recharge from a wall socket for their car and bus fleets. TAGS: incentive program, agency, Toyota Prius, car, government, battery, California

Uncle Sam's coming crackdown on ID theft

September 27, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the federal government is finally taking steps to combat identity theft. TAGS: identity theft, federal government, crime, agency, government, attorney, recommendation, U.S.

GSA to cast shadow over Sun?

May 30, 2007 GSA testimony next week before congressional committee to address propriety of government's tech contracts, and could focus on Sun. TAGS: Electronic Data Systems Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Accenture Ltd., spokesman, lawsuit, government, contract, administrator, agency, Dell, HP

Oracle agrees to pay U.S. $98 million

October 10, 2006 Deal to settle charges that PeopleSoft provided false pricing information to obtain a federal contract. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., pricing information, Oracle Corp., disclosure, settlement, contract, pricing, vendor, government, agency

Feds slacking in shift to next-generation IPv6

June 30, 2005 Only the Pentagon has submitted a plan for shift to next-generation Net. The rest of the U.S. government seems to be straggling. TAGS: IPv6, IPv4, agency, transition, Rep., government, America, IP, security

Feds urged to tighten cybersecurity

February 18, 2005 U.S. government agencies get a "D+" for computer security as experts warn that attacks will come. TAGS: Richard Clarke, computer security, agency, cybersecurity, cyberspace, grade, RSA Security Inc., computer network, cyberattack, U.S., expert, government, security, attack

The feds weigh in on Windows security

April 2, 2007 A White House directive could have ripple effects well beyond Washington in the fight against cybercrime. TAGS: technology provider, SANS Institute, computer security, agency, government, Windows PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Washington, training, security, configuration, president, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Help (still) wanted: Cybersecurity czar

July 13, 2006 Department of Homeland Security trumpeted the creation of a cybersecurity chief post a year ago. But it's still vacant. Why? TAGS: cybersecurity, candidate, creation, government, agency, Democrat

Santa's delivered the Open Government Act

January 9, 2008 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why he thinks the newly signed law ensures government accountability in the Digital Age. TAGS: exemption, statute, request, agency, law, government, president, response

U.S. to create 'risk assessments' of air passengers

December 5, 2006 Department of Homeland Security implements data-mining system for passengers traveling to the U.S. TAGS: risk assessment, data mining, passenger, European Union, agency, government, U.S.

Senator blasts Homeland Security's Net efforts

July 28, 2006 Sen. Tom Coburn says government still isn't ready to handle a "cyber Katrina," calls for immediate change. TAGS: cybersecurity, homeland security, senator, department, Oklahoma, agency, cyberattack, Sen., government, security

Bush's privacy watchdogs make public debut

December 6, 2006 At first public meeting, White House panel hears from civil-liberties advocates but sheds little light on supposed watchdog role. TAGS: 9/11 commission, agency, government, Washington, power

U.S. voices openness to private Net control

July 26, 2006 Despite assertions last year to the contrary, a Commerce Dept. official says U.S. is exploring privatization of the DNS. TAGS: memorandum of understanding, DNS, principle, U.S., domain name, government, control, agreement, agency
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