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NewsPanel: Even the best cyber legislation won't fix security problems
In 3 to 4 weeks, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to introduce cybersecurity legislation, but it won't truly fix anything--at most legislation will "raise the price of admission for Read more...
Transparency groups demand more from National Action Plan for open government
A coalition of transparency groups published Dec. 1 a report (.pdf) suggesting improvements to and methods for implementing Obama administration-led transparency efforts. The OpenTheGovernment.org Read more...
WikiLeaks inspires new White House cybersecurity policy
An executive order issued by the White House Oct. 7 tasks agency leadership with tightening security on classified information in order to protect against insider threats, while making classified Read more...
Spotlight: VanRoekel announces Technology Fellows Program
The CIO Council unveiled the Technology Fellows Program in an announcement by Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel Sept. 13 in a White House blog post. The program fulfills another Read more...
Leahy opposes 3-year mandatory minimum for critical infrastructure hacking
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he will not support an Obama administration proposal to impose a mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence on hackers found guilty of damaging a critical Read more...
Counterfeit IT might face new regulatory actions
The federal government is contemplating whether to institute additional regulation to prevent counterfeit goods from entering its supply chain. The specter of counterfeit goods being inadvertently Read more...
White House warns of Internet's role in extremist propaganda
A White House strategy against violent extremism inside the United States warns about the role of the Internet and social networking as a vehicle for distributing propaganda. The strategy, published Read more...
White House: U.S.-Russia operational relationship for cyberspace expected by year end
The United States is strengthening cyber ties with Russia in the hopes that active diplomacy and international technical collaboration will reduce the overall risk to national networks, said Howard Read more...
White House town hall takes to Twitter
The White House hosted its first town hall utilizing Twitter on July 6 before an in-person audience that was also webcast over WhiteHouse.gov and http://askobama.twitter.com. Users of the Read more...
House Republicans stand up GOP-only cyber task force
House Republicans have set up a GOP-only House Cybersecurity Task Force, announced Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) in a June 24 statement. The task force, to be led by Thornberry, will focus Read more...
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