via SearchSecurity.com The Obama administration’s recently released plan to create a government-directed electronic “identity ecosystem” is designed to reduce online fraud, identity theft and give users confidence in online transactions. But can it really work? And what impact will...
via Washington Technology Officials are intent on making the Defense Department, the titanic of all the federal departments, agile and swift in the sea of acquisition to secure the world of cyberspace. Defense officials laid out how they plan to change DOD to match the dynamism of the private sector...
via The National Journal A top Department of Homeland Security official acknowledged on Thursday that some foreign-made components in American electronic devices have been found to be predesigned to allow cyberattacks. “I am aware of instances where that has happened,” Greg Schaffer, who...
via The Wall Street Journal Microsoft’s cybersecurity czar approves of the Obama administration’s legislative proposal to protect the U.S. from Internet-based attacks. The plan, which calls for the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate with the private sector, has come under fire...
via Federal Computer Week The Office of Management and Budget has given agencies 90 days to develop or update policies on buying IT to enable and promote the federal government’s continued adoption of telework. OMB Director Jacob Lew issued a memo April 28 that directs agency CIOs to coordinat...
via Federal Times The Obama administration expects to save $3 billion over the next four years by consolidating 800 data centers, including 137 this year. Of the data centers slated to close this year, most – 52 – are run by the Defense Department. Other agencies shutting down large numb...
via FederalNewsRadio Many of the Obama administration’s top open government initiatives are set to be turned off by May 31. Government sources confirm that the Office of Management and Budget is planning to take seven websites dark in two months because of a lack of funding. One government off...
via SC Magazine The number of cyber incidents affecting U.S. federal agencies shot up 39 percent in 2010, according to a new report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but experts said the increase is partly a reflection of improved discovery capabilities within government. According to ...