USPS site is much more than just a presence on the Web
Today, the USPS Web site <a href="http://www.usps.com"><u>www.usps.com</u></a> has gone from being merely a Web presence to a services portal handling financial transactions, generating $425 million in gross revenues in fiscal 2006.
How do you put a value on security?
While speaking at the recent IT Security Training Conference in Washington, D.C., Arthur W. Coviello, president of RSA, called for government to become more proactive in its IT security.
EAC issues certifying voting systems guide
The Election Assistance Commission has released a draft of its Testing and Certification Program Manual for voting systems and is seeking public comment throughout the month.
Data protection is on its way
There is no magic bullet for executive branch requirements for protecting personal data being accessed and downloaded by government employees. But pieces of the puzzle are coming into place.
NIST publishes FAQ in response to 'alternative theories' on WTC collapse
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an FAQ supplementing its report on the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.
NIST finalizes interoperability specs for PIV card readers
The National Institute for Standards and Technology has released the final version of interoperability requirements for PIV card readers.
NIST launches Web site for input on software vulnerabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched a service within its National Vulnerability Database that will allow vendors to discuss the impact of vulnerabilities on their products.
NIST offers secure Web services tips
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released for comment a draft of Guide to Secure Web Services.
NIST crafts specs for PIV card readers
Comments are due Aug. 11 on the National Institute for Standards and Technology's draft of interoperability requirements for PIV card readers.
New research center will focus on identity fraud
Government, academic and private-sector officials today announced the formation of a research partnership to focus on combating identity fraud.
CALEA ruling could have adverse impact for VOIP
Efforts to apply federal wiretap laws to Internet traffic could have unintended consequences for IT security, an industry association warns.
Prepare for the coming VOIP revolution
As existing telephone equipment reaches the end of its supported life, it is only a matter of time before carriers and enterprises will be forced to move voice traffic to IP?whether they want to or not
New metro WiFi product boasts greater coverage, bandwidth
With interest growing in municipal wireless networking, new schemes are being proposed to solve problems with range, bandwidth, scalability, mobility and complexity in current WiFi deployments.
Glut of wireless data threatens viability of a new industry
As users of mobile devices become more dependent on access to remote resources, the growing demand for bandwidth could threaten the economic viability of the emerging wireless data industry, one of the industry's founders warns.
The beast is back, but it's a whole new jungle
The dismembered AT&T Corp. has coalesced into a unified telecommunications entity. But the world into which the new AT&T has emerged is drastically different from the one it once ruled.
Remote satellite links go broadband
Satellite service provider Inmarsat PLC is touting its Broadband Global Area Network, which offers speeds of up to 492 Kbps for data and switched-voice channels, for military and first-responder use.
WiMax waiting game may be winding down
The expected emergence of equipment operating in U.S. frequency bands could help spark demand for WiMax broadband wireless technology in this country.
PIV cards on the horizon
Six months from the deadline for issuing interoperable smart federal ID cards, standards and specifications are in place. Now the heavy lifting is about to begin.
Interoperable communications need common language
Police and other emergency response departments in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., have standardized on common 800MHz communications systems. What remains to be done in establishing interoperable systems is getting everyone on the same page.
PKI is hard, but it doesn't have to be this hard
Public-key infrastructure is a pretty good way to authenticate users, sign documents electronically and secure data. But a pair of experts believe that using PKI often is harder than it needs to be.
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