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InternetNews December 7, 2004 Roy Mark	Execs Call for Tighter Cyber Security Control Security alliance claims White House and DHS are not doing enough to protect against cyber attacks.
National Defense February 2011 Stew Magnuson	DHS Technology Directorate Undergoes Major Changes Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Science and Technology Tara O'Toole has radically restructured her division in an effort to rapidly field devices needed by DHS agencies as well as first responders.
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National Defense May 2010 Stew Magnuson	Technology Directorate To Help DHS Agencies Write Requirements The Department of Homeland Security during its first eight years has had a poor reputation when it comes to fielding new technologies. DHS' science and technology directorate leader says her organization can help solve some of these acquisition problems.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	DHS Research and Development Under Scrutiny There are 35 cases of overlapping research-and-development programs totaling about $66 million at the Department of Homeland Security, the Government Accountability Office has found.
InternetNews March 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Feds Eye Cybersecurity, Networking Projects Officials from agency responsible for government cybersecurity and interoperable communications networks say their first obligation is to the people in the field.
InternetNews February 17, 2005 Michael Singer	Cyber Security Heads Grade The System Security groups recommend a more robust partnership between the public and private sectors to protect against cyberspace attacks and physical attacks.
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Napolitano Keeps DHS on the Hop With cybersecurity, information sharing and risk analysis on the agenda for next week, the new Homeland Security secretary is looking to patch holes, fast.
InternetNews April 8, 2008 David Needle	Chertoff Calls For Private Sector to Help Secure 'Net At the RSA conference, the homeland security chief lays out an agenda requiring corporate and individual participation. But is it money well spent?
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Popular Mechanics August 25, 2008	Obama, McCain Scout High-Tech Homeland Revamp Here is a breakdown of each candidate's positions on homeland security.
InternetNews March 21, 2008 Andy Patrizio	Feds Tap Silicon Valley Entrepreneur For Security The Bush Administration has picked Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rod Beckstrom to be the head of the new National Cyber Security Center, a division of the Department of Homeland Security.
InternetNews January 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Bush's Cyber Security Force Loses Another One Just four months after the Bush administration's top cyber security official resigned, the infrastructure protection chief has quit.
National Defense September 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr.	Department of Homeland Security on the Right Track The Department of Homeland Security is taking aggressive steps to help the nation's state and local governments, as well as first responders, prepare for the worst-case scenario.
InternetNews March 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Federal Cybersecurity: Not for the Spooks? Security experts warn lawmakers against placing too much control over federal cybersecurity in the hands of the intelligence community.
National Defense October 2015 Tim Larkins	U.S. Government Slow to React to Cyber Attacks This is the first in a series of articles looking at critical infrastructure in the United States and exploring the consequences of cyber intrusions.
National Defense June 2004 Harold Kennedy	DHS Technology Budget To Exceed $1B in 2005 An array of emerging technologies is the key to defending the United States from its enemies, according to Charles E. McQueary, undersecretary of homeland security for science and technology.
InternetNews September 16, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Call for Cybersecurity Enhancements As the 108th Congress scrambles in its final days to address homeland security issues, U.S. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) are focusing on the state of U.S. cybersecurity.
National Defense July 2011 Stew Magnuson	DHS Sharply Reduces Ambitions For Cybersecurity Surge The need to ramp up the DHS' cybersecurity expertise may become more acute after the White House in May proposed expanding the department's responsibilities.
National Defense May 2014 Stew Magnuson	New Cyber Hygiene Campaign Seeks to Curtail Attacks The Center for Internet Security and the Council on CyberSecurity, working with the Department of Homeland Security, the National Governors Association and the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council launched the Cyber Hygiene Campaign in April.
InternetNews January 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Gov't Rolls Out Cyber Alert System The federal government's cyber-security division unveils a new unit to serve as a clearinghouse of data on malicious hacking and virus threats against computer systems.
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Popular Mechanics April 21, 2009 Glenn Derene	Obama Set to Provide a New Direction for Cyber Security in U.S. In light of shocking security lapses, Obama will soon announce a new direction for the United States to combat cyber threats.
National Defense January 2016 Stephanie Meloni	Defense Department Assuming Growing Cyber Security Role The Defense Department sees cyber as a domain that spans air, land, sea and space, but it struggles with how to handle it as a war fighting domain to best protect the nation.
National Defense December 2012 Stew Magnuson	System Gives Nationwide, Real-Time Security Threat Updates The Department of Homeland Security has finally established its "common operating picture" -- software that gives state and local police, and other authorized organizations the ability to see the latest security threats on one computer screen.
National Defense September 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Technology Chief to Reduce Number of Programs Eight months after taking over the division, Tara O'Toole's conclusion is that there are too many technologies in the pipeline, with most of them never reaching the hands of the first responders in the field who need them.
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson	More Changes in Store For DHS' Science and Technology Directorate Lawmakers and government watchdogs have expressed disappointment with the organization. It has gone through several directors, each with his or her own idea of how the organization should function and its place in the larger DHS enterprise.
InternetNews December 5, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Cyber Threats Await Next Homeland Security Chief How might Obama's appointment to head the DHS turn things around for the department? Experts weigh in.
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	DHS Science and Technology Directorate Faces Near Annihilation The budget being proposed by the House for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is so bare bones it would essentially terminate most of the research and development in the department, the head of the division said.
National Defense January 2014 Stew Magnuson	Rooting Out Insider Threats Among DHS' Top Priorities, Execs Say The Department of Homeland Security's information technology needs in 2014 will be driven by trends such as big data analytics, the ubiquity of mobile devices and a new emphasis on finding insider threats.
Bank Technology News May 1, 2008 Rebecca Sausner	Homeland Security: Manhattan Project for Cyber Sec The federal government has begun to offer details on an expensive, and targeted, defensive cyber-security plan to protect our nation's financial markets.
InternetNews May 19, 2005 Roy Mark	House Approves Cybersecurity Promotion Legislation aims to raise profile of protecting federal networks from cyber attacks.
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.
National Defense May 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	DHS Beefs Up Cybersecurity Efforts With Monitoring, Authentication Tools The Department of Homeland Security is increasing its cybersecurity presence by using continuous monitoring tools and improving verifying measures, said a top department official.
National Defense February 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	To Improve Cyber-Security, U.S. Needs Cohesive Public-Private Partnership NDIA member companies recently put together a white paper on the necessity to better acquire and field cyber-capabilities.
InternetNews April 10, 2008 Susan Kuchinskas	An Imperfect (Cyber) Storm The federal government has been working with private companies and security vendors to develop protocols and communications systems that will let them respond quickly and share relevant information on threats and attacks.
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National Defense January 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Homeland Defense Research Agency Directs Attention To Cyber Security Fearing the specter of crippling attacks on government and private sector computer systems, federal officials are stepping up efforts to foil cyber terrorism.
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.
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National Defense September 2012 Stew Magnuson	Firms That Help DHS Save Money Will Make Money, Analysts Say The days of big price tag, cutting-edge technology acquisitions at the Department of Homeland Security are over.
National Defense June 2014 Stew Magnuson	BioWatch 3 Ends, But Not 'Lab-in-a-Box' Goal The BioWatch 3 program in April apparently joined the long list of Department of Homeland Security technology development programs that have been canceled or restructured because of cost overruns, or lack of progress.
National Defense April 2014 Stew Magnuson	Report Ponders What Follows a Cyber Attack on Electric Grid Experts are convinced that a cyber attack on a U.S. electric grid that could cut off power to millions is a near certainty.
National Defense November 2006 Stew Magnuson	Fear of Terror Weapons Drives Tech Funding With the nation in the throes of the so-called "long war," it is no surprise that the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security's research dollars is going toward technologies designed to prevent terrorist attacks.
National Defense February 2016 Stew Magnuson	DHS Opens Silicon Valley Office in Search of Innovation The Department of Homeland Security in January opened an office in the heart of Silicon Valley seeking innovation at companies that don't normally do business with the federal government.
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National Defense September 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Washington Insiders Question Federal Role In Homeland Security DHS' federal-centric governance is an outdated hierarchical model that is ill-suited to the post-industrial digital age, says John Fass Morton, author of a new book titled "Next-Generation Homeland Security: Network Federalism and the Course to National Preparedness."