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Inside Information Federal networks have lots of protections in place to keep hackers out of their networks. But last week’s firing of Verizon Wireless em...

Federal News Network Staff

November 25, 2008 5:42 pm

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Inside Information

Federal networks have lots of protections in place to keep hackers out of their networks. But last week’s firing of Verizon Wireless employees because they had looked at old cell phone records of President-elect Barack Obama brought back memories of State Department staff looking at passport files of Presidential candidates. Former Justice Department Chief Information Security Officer Dennis Heretick talked to me about protecting the network from the inside.

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FIRST. Transition. Ever.

As the Homeland Security Department inches closer to January 20th, one of the agency’s career officials is talking about how the handoff is going. Alan Cohn is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at DHS, and he told the Center For Strategic and International Studies how the agency and the transition team are cooperating.

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Fixed Income? No Thanks

A guarantee of four percent of the Gross Domestic Product for the Pentagon budget is being bandied about in Washington. Michael O’Hanlon of the Brookings Institution isn’t a fan of the idea, and he told me why. We also talked about re-prioritizing the war in Afghanistan in the new administration.

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There’s a Reason It’s Not “Closed” Season

It’s called “Open Season,” and our Senior Correspondent, Mike Causey, is all over it. Mike told me about premium increases and other things you and your colleagues are up against this year. We also talked about the vacation schedule for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the inauguration.

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