Department of Homeland Security
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Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) introduced legislation to make sharing of classified cyber threat information easier between the government and the private sector. The bill builds on DoD's Defense Industrial Base pilot to share data about vulnerabilities. DoD plans to expand the DIB pilot to more than 200 companies in the coming year.
April 11, 2012 -
The Examiner reports that Homeland Security wants cyber shoppers to remember to \"Stop. Think. Connect,\" and be wary of the cybersecurity risks of theft, fraud and abuse.
November 28, 2011 -
After an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, officials determined that Russian hackers did not disable an Illinois water pump.
November 23, 2011 -
Mark Weatherford recently took the reins as deputy under secretary for cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security.
November 23, 2011 -
A Defense Department program to share military equipment with federal, state and local agencies could ease budget pressure at the Homeland Security Department. Already, Customs and Border Protection has used military drones and radar-equipped airships to track drug smugglers and human traffickers.
November 22, 2011 -
In an interview on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris, Brenda Smith, the executive director for trade policy and programs at CBP, said the a new \"simplified entry\" tool, which is currently in the testing phase, will help streamline data requirements for companies that import material into the United States.
November 22, 2011 -
For the first time in 20 years, audits reviewed and gave an opinion for every civilian agency. Only DoD doesn\'t have a qualified or clean audit opinion.
November 21, 2011 -
Rick \"Ozzie\" Nelson, director of homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, ponders the TSA\'s evolving role in keeping the transportation system secure.
November 21, 2011 -
Illinois State Police, Department of Homeland Security not saying is shutdown of water pump was due to failure or computer hackers.
November 21, 2011 -
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November 21, 2011 -
Rich Stana is director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office.
November 17, 2011 -
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded the Online Trust Alliance a contract to to train agencies on email authentication.
November 16, 2011 -
Under the $40 million deal, ICE wants a modernized system that gives investigators access to more than 100 disparate databases.
November 15, 2011 -
Despite considerations to cut federal workforce sizes, three agencies\' staff have been growing in recent years.
November 08, 2011 -
Randy Vanderhoof, the executive director of the alliance, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss how the use of smart cards for identity and access are driving commercial security identity credentials.
November 08, 2011