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US Homeland Security CIO blamed for security "incidents"
News The congressional panel that convened Wednesday's hearing has been probing the extent to which various federal agencies are equipped to handle cyberthreats. In response to reports of persistent... [21 Jun 2007]
Revealed: World's largest security breach
News According to the SEC filing, a multi-state investigation is currently underway that encompasses 30 states, and the Federal Trade Commission is also reviewing whether TJX violated US laws pertaining to consumer protection. [30 Mar 2007]
Vista off-limits, say two US gov agencies
News The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the largest organisation under the DoT, is taking the opportunity to consider alternatives to Microsoft's operating system and productivity software, said an FAA spokeswoman. [14 Mar 2007]
Anti-spyware bill resurfaces in the US
News Dingell was referring not only to the spyware measure but also to three other proposals announced at the same time: a bill to regulate telephone pretexting; one to curb the sale of Social Security numbers; and one to impose many... [09 Feb 2007]
Hard drive goes awol with US vets' data
News Incidents at the VA and other US federal agencies have prompted calls for better data security practices from Congress. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched an investigation into a... [06 Feb 2007]
Microsoft freebie Vista offer "sold out"
News Microsoft drew the ire of the Army and some other US agencies in 2004 when it sent free copies of Office to federal workers. It sounded like a scam: visit this website, watch a few videos and get a free... [04 Dec 2006]
Oracle coughs up $98m to settle PeopleSoft suit
News According to a Justice Department press release issued on Tuesday, federal agencies overpaid for PeopleSoft products from March 1997 through September 2005 because of faulty disclosures by the software... [11 Oct 2006]
Web smut labelling plan still on cards
News Even though there have been no hearings, the legislation has been attached to two separate measures - a massive communications bill and a bill to fund large portions of the federal government including the State... [19 Sep 2006]
US fills top cyber-security post at last
News In an appearance before Congress, Chertoff said last year the assistant secretary "should not sit at the centre of all federal agencies and direct and control their policies on information sharing and... [19 Sep 2006]
Security breach strikes student loan site
News But the Data Accountability and Trust Act, which still requires approval from Congress before becoming law, would not have the same requirements for federal agencies. The US Department of Education (DoE)... [25 Aug 2006]
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
News A coalition of civil liberties groups and technology companies, including Pulver.com and Sun Microsystems, is appealing a US federal court ruling that forces ISPs to create backdoors for government wiretapping. [24 Jul 2006]
Hacker exposes 26,000 to ID fraud risk
News The breach marks the latest in a string of incidents in which employees and contractors of federal agencies have found their personal information potentially at risk. The federal... [23 Jun 2006]
US to block minors' access to MySpace?
News That law, signed by President Clinton in December 2000, requires schools and libraries that receive federal funding to block access to off-colour material. But now the online social-networking phenomenon as a whole is... [11 May 2006]
200,000 HP staff exposed to ID fraud risk
News Identity theft continues to plague consumers, topping the list of fraud complaints reported to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year. Fidelity has reported the theft to law enforcement agencies... [23 Mar 2006]
US push for more internal anti-terror data sharing
News The two federal agencies define travel intelligence as a way to detect "the way suspected terrorists travel". They also said the federal government would move more toward digitised... [18 Jan 2006]
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