DOD says no to militarized cyberspace
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn III stressed the need for cooperation between the Pentagon’s new cyber command and the organizations with primary responsibility for the .gov and private-sector domains.
New DOD cyber command to protect .mil domain
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn III stressed the need for cooperation between the Pentagon’s new cyber command and the organizations with primary responsibility for the .gov and private-sector domains.
NIST moves a step closer to a unified security framework
The latest draft of this revision of Special Publication 800-53 contains security controls for national security as well as other IT systems, and was developed in conjunction with the military and intelligence communities.
Obama to appoint cybersecurity coordinator, update national cybersecurity policy
President Obama will appoint a cybersecurity coordinator who will anchor a suite of initiatives recommended in the findings of the 60-day review of the nation’s cybersecurity posture.
Study: U.S. losing ground in computer-simulation technology
A government study concludes that, as high-powered computer simulation becomes more important and more common, the United States needs to devote additional resources to advancing the state of the science and preparing researchers to use it.
GAO reports Census IT needs more testing
A lack of executive oversight and leadership has left the Census Bureau poorly prepared for the upcoming 2010 Census, with critical IT systems not fully tested and operational.
Verizon wins USPS tasks
Verizon Business has been awarded task orders to provide voice and data services to the U.S. Postal Service under GSA's Networx Universal contracts.
Senate passes NET 911 Improvement Act
The New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 would require IP telephony service providers to offer 911 services.
D Block back to square one
Whether or not the recent Federal Communications Commission auction of the 700-MHz band being vacated by TV broadcasters was a success depends on your criteria.
FCC: Do I hear $1.3B?
The FCC's auction of the 700-MHz portion of the spectrum has been a financial success, but the one loser in the ongoing auction, has been the D block.
Motorola opens gateway for Sprint Nextel users
Motorola's MOTOBRIDGE IP gateway will allow 20 million Direct Connect users to communicate with users of other radio systems, either on a day-to-day basis or during an emergency.
New group to center on secure software
SAFEcode will be a nonprofit technical organization that will develop best practices and draw parallels between practices at member companies.
The quest for the holy grail
Government, industry keep hunting for ever-elusive trusted computing.
EAC to issue voting-system revision for comment
The Election Assistance Commission, with the release of its voting-system revision, will begin a four-step process for approving a new set of standards that can be used by states.
EAC accredits InfoGuard lab for state voting
InfoGuard Labs has been accepted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to evaluate state voting systems under the commission's accreditation program.
WiMax market ready to explode
Manufacturers of carrier equipment and end-user devices are racing now to get WiMax products ready for what they see as a market ready to explode.
Think your network is secure? Think again
The truism that there is no such thing as perfect security was demonstrated at the Black Hat Federal Briefings being held in Arlington, Va.
Unknowns remain in move to IPv6
For the Air Force, the killer application for IPv6 might literally be a killer app.
Does Real ID really work?
The Real ID act was passed without significant debate, but the states saddled with the cost are forcing a public dialog on the question of a national ID.
NIST recommends two labs for voting system testing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recommended that two Colorado laboratories be accredited to test voting systems against federal standards.
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