August 26, 2010
Pentagon Official Confirms U.S. Military Computer Hack
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III has published an article that confirms a 2008 data breach in which a foreign intelligence agent used a flash drive to infect computers, reports The New... More >
August 25, 2010
Marin County to Replace Troubled ERP System
California's Marin County has decided to scrap the county's ailing SAP ERP system , according to Computerworld . Earlier this year, the county filed suit against system integrator Deloitte Consul... More >
August 23, 2010
DHS to Automate, Centralize Terror Watchlist
According to InformationWeek , the Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to develop a service that automates the process for how it receives data from the Terrorist Screening Database.... More >
August 19, 2010
FBI Awards Five-Year Cyber Security Contract to ManTech
According to InformationWeek , the Federal Bureau of Investigation has award a five-year, $99.5 million cyber security contract to Fairfax, Va.-based ManTech International. ManTech will be ... More >
August 17, 2010
VA Posts Monthly Data Breach Reports Online
According to InformationWeek , the Department of Veterans Affairs has started posting monthly reports about data breaches on its website that list the different ways the agency has lost data. &nbs... More >
August 11, 2010
DoD to Transform IT Leadership
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has announced that the Defense Department will get rid of its centralized IT leadership structure and come up with a new, stronger CIO position that will be part o... More >
August 5, 2010
DHS Creates Teams to Test Power Plant Cyber Security
According to Computerworld , the Department of Homeland Security has quietly created four specialized teams of experts to test industrial control systems at U.S. power plants for cyber security we... More >
August 4, 2010
EU to Support iPhone, HTC over BlackBerry
With concerns about BlackBerry security, the European Union Commission has decided to support Apple's iPhone and HTC smartphones over Research in Motion's device, reports Reuters . A number... More >
August 2, 2010
VA Revamps IT Procurement
In an effort to gain more control over vendor selection and management, the U.S. Veterans Administration has decided to change how it acquires technology, according to Computerworld . Instead... More >
