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  • White House grading agency cyber progress

    Deputy secretaries now get quarterly scorecards on how their agency is meeting four IT security priorities, including continuous monitoring of agency networks and secure identity cards. Howard Schmidt, the White House cyber coordinator, said the goal is to increase accountability and make sure agencies are putting enough focus on these areas. Schmidt said he is also developing priorities for 2012, which includes getting cybersecurity legislation passed.

    All News
    October 28, 2011
  • NIST’s Furlani to retire in early 2012

    Charles Romine has been selected to replace Furlani as the head of the NIST IT lab.

    Technology
    October 27, 2011
  • Schmidt says cyber coordination on upswing

    White House cyber coordinator says using secure identity cards and working more closely with industry among his top short term priorities. He says a new strategy to secure online transactions also is on track for the President\'s signature this fall. And he\'s closely watching Capitol Hill as Senate lawmakers may be close to completing draft of consolidated cyber bill.

    Technology
    August 09, 2010
  • OMB seeks right recipe for web cookie policy

    After more than 9 years, the Office of Management and Budget is about to revise its original policy banning the use of web cookies, or tracking software, on federal websites. The change is expected to help federal web managers better run their sites, and also offer the same kinds of user experiences now commonplace on commercial and private-sector websites.

    Technology
    July 27, 2009
  • OMB details draft of new federal cookie policy

    Notice likely to be published in Monday\'s federal register. White House wants comments on new rules.

    Budget
    July 24, 2009
  • Teufel talks privacy policies and governance

    The emphasis on transparency is creating a convergence of privacy, security, and transparency policy. Former DHS Chief Privacy Officer Hugo Teufel told me about sorting out the three challenges, and striking the right balance among…

    All News
    June 03, 2009
  • New report gives suggestions for updating privacy law

    The government’s privacy law was written 35 years ago in 1974. A lot has changed since then. One group has made suggestions on updating that law. Ari Schwartz is Vice President and COO of the…

    Budget
    June 01, 2009
  • Decade-old cookie policy under review

    OMB drafting new guidance to let agencies use function to better understand citizen Web behavior. Draft policy includes opt-in option.

    Budget
    May 28, 2009
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