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InternetNews March 16, 2006 Roy Mark |
Feds Again Flunk Network Security A large percentage of federal agencies flunked their annual network security review under the Federal Information Security Management Act, including the Department of Homeland of Security and the Department of Defense. |
InternetNews August 12, 2005 Roy Mark |
Lieberman Raps Federal IT Security Systems The senator points to latest GAO report underscoring pervasive computer security weaknesses in 24 major government agencies. According to the report, the deficiencies place federal operations and assets at increased risk. |
InternetNews July 19, 2005 Roy Mark |
GAO: Federal Systems Security Still Lacking A new report finds major security weaknesses at 24 major federal agencies. |
Reason September 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Extra Credit An April report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) shows an audit of charge cards issued to federal employees found the cards were routinely abused, and the abusers were seldom punished. |
CFO December 1, 2006 Lori Calabro |
The Office of Management & Budget's Linda Combs How the CFO Act is slowly improving the government's financial management. |
InternetNews February 16, 2005 Tim Gray |
Feds Fail Computer Security Test Despite improvements, the government's computer security program proves lacking once again. |
InternetNews May 25, 2005 |
Fed IT Security Spending to Jump 20% Agency spending on cybersecurity is projected to grow from $6.1 billion to $7.3 billion. |
InternetNews April 13, 2007 Roy Mark |
Feds Pass Information Security Test -- Barely The government's annual agency information security reports cards are out, and Uncle Sam is still struggling to protect sensitive data. |
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein |
Security Beat Federal government gets 'D' in cyber-security... DHS awards multiple security contracts... Companies selected for air defense program... etc. |
National Defense August 2011 Eric Beidel |
Protectors of Critical Networks Look Within For Vulnerabilities The hacker is only one ingredient in a network intrusion. While leaders are rightly concerned about outsiders breaking into their networks, they also realize that their own employees may have as much to do with the next breach as an outsider. |
CIO October 15, 2003 Grant Gross |
Regulation Congressman wants companies to report cyberdefense steps |
InternetNews August 30, 2005 Roy Mark |
GAO: Feds Not Protecting Citizen Privacy Government agencies are making progress, but are still not completely complying with federal rules regarding data mining and personal information. |
Entrepreneur February 2004 Eric Bender |
Keyed Up The SEC could force companies to take security more seriously. |
National Defense October 2007 Grace Jean |
Agencies Still Lacking Coordination to Handle Another 9/11 A recent report suggests that federal agencies might not be better prepared to handle another major in-flight emergency should it materialize. |
OCC Bulletin March 17, 2003 |
Interagency Policy Statement on Internal Audit and Internal Audit Outsourcing Revised guidance on internal audit and its outsourcing |
CFO October 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick |
Losing Battles Two decades of failed Pentagon financial reforms put more than just dollars at risk. And serious reform in so enormous an organization will still take a Herculean effort. |
InternetNews April 22, 2010 |
White House To Modernize Cybersecurity Reports New directive requires government agencies to get with the times and abandon paper-based reporting for real-time digital updates on all potential cyber-security threats. |
CIO October 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
Security Alerts New warning system taps security contractors for attack data |
Information Today August 6, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser |
Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns at the Highest Levels of Government Ensuring the privacy and security of personal information collected by federal government agencies and preventing cyberattacks in the future is a responsibility of government that all Americans can support. |
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo |
Security Beat Homeland Security Dept. Finances Found in Disarray... Effort Underway to Boost Bioscience Security... Corporate Supporters of Terror States Under Scrutiny... Cities Get Tutored on Disaster Communications... etc. |
National Defense February 2016 Chris Wiedemann |
Finance, Health Care, Agriculture Play Key Roles in Critical Infrastructure Protection Anyone looking to support the mission of critical infrastructure protection outside of DHS should be reaching out to the Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2002 Ray Milnes |
Audit Committees -- A Perspective on Utilizing Internal Audit Resources A brisk current of regulatory change is sweeping through America's corporate boardrooms aimed at strengthening the independence and effectiveness of corporate audit committees, including those of REITs and other publicly traded real estate companies... |
Information Today May 31, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser |
Government in the Mobile Era A document released May 23, 2012, Digital Government: Building a 21 st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People, reveals the Obama administration strategy to enable citizens to find the services they need across government programs, "anytime, anywhere, and on any device." |
National Defense August 2014 Christina Munnell |
Government Urged to Rein In Radiological Materials A government watchdog said the three agencies charged with securing radiological materials that can be used to make dirty bombs need to collaborate more closely. |
CFO April 1, 2008 Lori Calabro |
The GAO's David Walker Why David M. Walker decided he could spread the word about the government's fiscal maladies more effectively by moving to private life. |
CFO May 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick |
NASA, We Have a Problem Can NASA's CFO fix the space agency's chronic financial woes? |
CIO June 11, 2012 Thor Olavsrud |
Big Data Problem Plagues Government Agencies Government agencies are collecting vast amounts of data, but they're struggling just to store it, let alone analyze it to improve efficiency, accuracy and forecasts. |
InternetNews April 12, 2004 Roy Mark |
Report: IT Security Begins at the Top An industry task force hopes to avoid federal mandates by making IT security a corporate priority. |
BusinessWeek December 1, 2003 Robert Barker |
For Putnam's Parent, Limited Damage Putnam's low-profile parent, Marsh & McLennan, strikes me now as an opportunity. |
CIO March 1, 2001 Rebecca Lynch |
Your Tax Dollars at Work? Federal agency CIOs could save you billions through supply chain automation. They don't... |
National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway. |
InternetNews January 25, 2011 |
Lawmakers Call for ISP Data-Retention Rules Under pressure from law enforcement agencies that service providers delete subscriber records too quickly, House panel airs bipartisan support for retention mandate. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Edward Teach |
Thriller The federal government's annual report is not for the faint of heart. |
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson |
DHS Making 'Moderate' Gains in Acquisition Management The Department of Homeland Security in 2009 made some improvements to the way it acquires technology and services. |
InternetNews September 11, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Lawmakers Warned of Threats to the Grid On anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks, House subcommittee mulls cyber security bill. |
CIO June 1, 2003 Elana Varon |
R.O.Iowa By centralizing its state IT budget process, establishing a scoring method and instituting value metrics, Iowa has become a national model for gauging project ROI. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Lynn Hume |
The Bond Buyer SEC Votes on Rules for Rating Agencies: The proposed rules would implement provisions of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, which Congress approved and President Bush signed to foster increased competition, transparency and accountability among rating agencies. |
National Defense May 2015 Allyson Versprille |
DHS Rolls Out Cyber Security Program for Federal Agencies Phase one of the Department of Homeland Security's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program will be completed by the end of summer, said an executive at Dell Inc., a technology supplier to the competing contractors. |
InternetNews December 1, 2006 Roy Mark |
GAO: FCC Needs Better Competition Data A new report claims FCC information is too limited to accurately describe the state of telecom competition. |
National Defense February 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
U.S. Has Strategy for Homeland Security, But Are We Ready? In October, the White House issued an updated "National Strategy for Homeland Security," which is intended to guide, organize and unify the nation's homeland security efforts. |
InternetNews May 20, 2010 |
Feds Seeks Blue-Sky Ideas for Cybersecurity Multiple federal agencies have established a portal to solicit help from the private sector to devise new strategies and technologies to safeguard critical data networks. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Melanie Waddell |
On the Agenda: Insurance and Ratings Congress looks at insurance reform and the subprime mess. |
OCC Bulletin February 9, 2006 |
Interagency Advisory on the Unsafe and Unsound Use of Limitation of Liability Provisions in External Audit Engagement Letters Final Advisory: Financial institutions should be on the alert not to enter into external audit arrangements that include certain provisions that the agencies deem to be unsafe and unsound. |
Scientific American July 2009 Eugenie Samuel Reich |
Stimulus Funds for Science Raise Concern about Misconduct About $31 billion in stimulus funds will go to science. Can watchdogs keep track of those funds? |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Faith Arner |
Can Putnam Win Back Investors' Trust? Putnam CEO Lawrence Lasser is out, but the mutual fund company still has a lot of work ahead of it to overcome asset outflows due to its scandal. |
National Defense September 2004 David M. Walker |
Defense Transformation: A Battle the U.S. Cannot Afford to Lose A crunch is coming. Although national defense and homeland security have received generous funding in recent years, this cannot continue indefinitely. Defense budgets of the future almost certainly will be tighter. It is time to recognize that we are in a fiscal hole, and stop digging. |
InternetNews May 14, 2010 |
House Presses for Greater Broadband Funding Subcommittee chairman is anxious to get some funding rerouted to broadband support and to deal with net neutrality issues. |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Picking on Putnam Once again, Putnam is in the Spitzer spotlight, and once again, I decide to hold onto my Putnam fund. |
Chemistry World October 25, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
Critical isotope threat to two-thirds of US nuclear reactors The congressional Government Accountability Office is warning that the US government has failed to adequately address the threat to the supply of a critical isotope required for more than half of the country's nuclear power plants. |
U.S. Banker February 2009 Michael Sisk |
Looking Under the TARP Government oversight panels finally get up and running and take a closer look at the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program -- and aren't happy with what they see. |