via InformationWeek Federal agencies have until March 31 to come up with an implementation plan for a new government-wide identification system that leverages biometric technology and smart cards. The federal government has stepped up plans to use the Federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) sys...
via GovMonitor Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today unveiled the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) $57.0 billion fiscal year 2012 budget request. The budget prioritizes efforts to protect the Nation from terrorism and other threats while making an unprecedented commitment to...
via The Hill Recent revelations that the NASDAQ had been hacked multiple times have spurred Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) to introduce legislation that would boost the government’s cybersecurity efforts. The Senate Banking Committee member unveiled the bill Thursday after reports indicated tha...
via InformationWeek Government The President’s fiscal 2012 budget, released on Monday, calls for $79.5 billion in federal IT spending next year, an increase of 1.3% over the estimated $78.5 billion the government will spend on IT this year and a 1.9% increase over the 2009 enacted IT budget of...
via Gov Info Security The Department of Homeland Security should complete deployment of its intrusion detection system known as Einstein 2 by year’s end, Secretary Janet Napolitano says. “This year, we will complete the deployment of the Einstein 2 threat detection system across the fede...
via InformationWeek Insider threats, botnets and malware, and research to support the Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative (CNCI) are among areas of cybersecurity investment the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will make in fiscal year 2011. The DHS Science and Technology Homeland Security A...
via InformationWeek The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest 16 million over the next five years to expand a cybersecurity testbed at the University of Southern California (USC). The new project, DETECT, will make improvements to USC’s Information Sciences Institute’s existi...