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DHS holds firm on laptop inspections at border

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not backing down when it comes to inspecting laptop computers, iPods, PDAs and other electronic devices at the border. While issuing some guidance to... Read more...

Where's the money? It's coming

The White House is telling federal agencies to redirect low-priority spending to science and technology projects in their fiscal 2011 budgets. "Scientific discovery and technological innovation are... Read more...

Cyber defense hits technical snag

The latest version of nation's premier computer system designed to protect all nonmilitary government's digital networks from foreignspies and attacks is not working as planned. Technical limitations... Read more...

Foreign spy agencies probe U.S. computer systems

A top Defense Department official has warned that the nation's computer networks are under regular, relentless and threatening attacks from more than 100 foreign intelligence organizations. Deputy... Read more...

DoD officer faces espionage charges

A Defense Department insider has been indicted for espionage, with the government charging that he stole classified documents from Pentagon computers, and allegedly sold the information to an agent... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Should feds write cybersecurity standards for everyone?

There's still a lot of confusion over who should take the reins to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for public and private networks. But an association of intelligence and security... Read more...

Obama could get power to shut down Internet

The U.S. president has plenty of power when it comes to natural disasters and the use of the military in hostile attacks. Now there is legislation pending in Congress sponsored by Sen. Jay... Read more...