Technology

  • The Army has a new system for soldiers and civilians to report suspicious incidents, FtLeavenworthLamp.com reports.

    October 01, 2010
  • The New York Times reports there is a possible reference to the Old Testament within the Stuxnet program worm code.

    October 01, 2010
  • The Social Security Administration is renewing a computer matching program with the Office of Personnel Management, the CCH website reports.

    October 01, 2010
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    October 01, 2010
  • E-government is increasing government transparency, including making available who the White House visitor list. As he leaves the White House to pursue the bid for Chicago\'s next mayor, President Obama\'s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel leaves behind an electronic list of the Chicago players, politicians and reporters who visited him in the White House, The Sunlight Foundation reports.

    October 01, 2010
  • Harris Corporation has introduced a highly customizable USB thumb drive that quickly extracts targeted data from computers. The BlackJack™ is designed for military, intelligence, and law enforcement cyber security missions, where speed, stealth and accuracy are paramount considerations.

    October 01, 2010
  • Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) has introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Act, which would allow the Administration to create a more robust set of regulations for the information systems that control our critical infrastructure.

    October 01, 2010
  • National Cybersecurity Awareness Month officially kicks off today. In coming weeks, federal officials are expected to launch a number of public programs to raise awareness of the importance of securing the nation\'s computer networks for both government and private industry. But some officials also are using it as an opportunity to ask, \"Where will the cybersecurity workers of tomorrow come from?\"

    October 01, 2010
  • A study from South Korea shows that investment in e-government may not be paying off when it comes to people\'s involvement and trust in government. DorobekINSIDER talks to two of the study\'s authors.

    September 30, 2010
  • David Perry, global director of education for Trend Micro and a member of Public, Private Sector Partnership for Cybersecurity Awareness Month discusses the current trends in cybersecurity.

    September 30, 2010
  • The Defense Department has officially withdrawn the nomination of Teresa Takai to be its next assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration and chief information officer.

    September 30, 2010
  • Defense contractor Mantech expands its government security work with the $60 million purchase of QinetiQ North America\'s Security and Intelligence Solutions (S&IS). S&IS recently won a position on a missile defense contract worth $365 million.

    September 30, 2010
  • What\'s the best way to use the measurements developed for government in the past few years? We ask a panel of experts for their opinion.

    September 30, 2010
  • Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevations—a curious aspect of Einstein\'s theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earth\'s surface and a high-flying rocket. Now, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have measured this effect. NIST\'s Till Rosenband has details.

    September 30, 2010

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