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HASC cyber language possible cause for veto
Why the provision might merit a veto isn't clear to all observers. "My reaction when I saw the language is it's not worth vetoing," said James Lewis.
Chabinsky: Info sharing not enough for cybersecurity
Mere sharing of cyber threat information is no longer sufficient to achieve robust cybersecurity, said FBI deputy assistant director Steve Chabinsky. The need for public- and private- sectors to...
More countries to join Convention on Cybercrime, says State Dept. official
Among the countries now actively seeking to join the convention are the Philippines, South Africa, Senegal, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic, said Thomas Dukes.
Lewis: Cybersecurity legislation must address critical infrastructure
There has been much contention around whether agencies can or should regulate critical infrastructure, but if it doesn't happen "Congress will have failed," said James Lewis, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' technology and public policy program.
Insourcing savings difficult to predict
Insourcing saved the Homeland Security Department $2.3 million since mid-2010, a DHS official said, even while counterparts at the Defense Department said their initial estimates of cost savings to...
Privacy a concern as DNA collections become pervasive
Collections of DNA samples have the potential to become the next unintended national identifier the same way as Social Security numbers unintentionally increased in importance, warned Samuel Jenkins,
Not too much competition in too many places, says GAO
Overall, the Defense Department finds it easier to have the private sector compete for services contracts than for product contracts, according to data from the Government Accountability Office. In a
EU official says identity management must be based on multiple biometrics
Identity management in the European Union must be based on the collection of biometric information from individuals, said Frank Paul, head of unit for large scale IT systems and biometrics within the
NIST releases NSTIC pilots solicitation
Federal efforts to build an online identity ecosystem moved forward Feb. 1 with a National Institute of Standards and Technology call for proposals for five to eight pilot projects lasting up to 2
Intel could still fail to connect the dots, says DIA official
The intelligence community still faces the prospect of failing to spot a terrorist plot in action, a top intelligence community official said Jan. 26 during an event in Washington, D.C. David Shedd,
