Senate ratifies international cybercrime treaty
The Senate has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Cyber Crime, the first multinational, multilateral treaty to require cooperation among law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of computer network crimes.
New security requirements proposed for NASA acquisitions
NASA has issued a proposed amendment to existing acquisition rules for the space agency that would address increasing numbers of cyberthreats and facilitate compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Public, private sectors still far apart on protecting IT infrastructure
The Homeland Security Department and private industry continue to work separately on instituting measures to protect the nation's cyber and telecommunications infrastructure'a disconnect traceable to DHS' failure to name an assistant secretary to take the lead on the issue.
Special Report | Darlene Druyun's downfall: e-mail
One of the biggest procurement scandals in the last decade was the Defense Department's discovery that a high-ranking civilian Air Force employee had steered acquisition contracts to Boeing Co. And the way the government landed a conviction of the former Air Force principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition was by using cyberforensics to unearth evidence from mountains of computer data.
Special Report | 'Live' forensics is the future for law enforcement
Until recently, users of computer forensics were concerned primarily with post-mortem analysis of digital media, looking for evidence of past actions. But forensics is going 'live.' In the post-Sept. 11 world, with intelligence and counterintelligence agencies trying to spot trouble before it happens, collecting forensic evidence in real time can boost efforts to protect citizens.
Special Report | Who is accredited to analyze forensic evidence?
Accrediting computer forensic laboratories is a new concept, according to John Neuner, international program manager for the American Society of Crime Lab Directors, Laboratory Accreditation Board of Garner, N.C. The 32-year-old organization conducts accreditation in several areas, such as ballistics and DNA.
Special Report | Computer forensics: The new DNA
Within a week of discovering computer equipment in the bombed-out safehouse of slain terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out more than 450 raids targeting followers of al-Qaida's leader in Iraq. The vital information that led to the military action came from the Defense Department's growing ability to uncover and comprehend information stored on everything from disk drives and cell phones to personal digital assistants and Global Positioning System equipment.
Ex-NASA manager guilty in child porn case
A former NASA manager who was arrested in March on charges of distributing child pornography from both his government and home computers pleaded guilty yesterday.
DOD plans to revamp Iraq contracting
The Defense Department is trying to bring contracting systems and processes in Iraq under tighter control. And deputy secretary for Defense Gordon England has tapped one person who has built a reputation for taming the unwieldy.
NGA meets new ISO standards
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has become the first organization in either the public or private sector to become certified in three of the International Standards Organization's standards: ISO 9001, ISO 15000 and ISO 27001.
Murrett takes helm at NGA
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett officially has offically taken charge at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Congress mulls changes for Alaskan Native contracting
Congress could soon change small-business regulations that currently give Alaskan Native corporations a significant edge in pursuing government contracts.
Weapons projects misfire on software
Every year the Government Accountability Office issues a report that gives a brief summary of the status of major weapons acquisition programs. And every year the reports say that many, if not most, of those acquisition programs are experiencing cost overruns and schedule delays in their software development segments.
Committees weigh Alaskan Native rule change
Two House committee chairmen appear ready to seek changes in regulations that currently give Alaskan Native corporations a significant advantage over other companies in the federal 8(a) program in landing government contracts.
DHS Special Report | Secret Service stays on the trail of funny money
When it comes to IT-enabled crime, counterfeiters have gained some helpful tools. But standing in the way of wannabe counterfeiters is the Secret Service, which is using other technological advances to thwart and catch them.
Energy ups security efforts after loss of employee data
The Energy Department has joined a long list of federal agencies that recently have suffered serious breaches of cybersecurity. Unlike those organizations, however, the DOE breach was the result of a targeted intrusion and theft, rather than carelessness.
Energy data latest to be victimized
<font color="CC0000">(Updated) </font>The Energy Department was hacked eight months ago, and data on 1,500 employees and contractors'including their Social Security numbers'was stolen, the department acknowledged at a congressional hearing last week.
Audit finds security weaknesses at NASA center
The NASA inspector general has found that one of the space agency's centers has not put in place sufficient IT security to protect data and systems from possible compromise.
House panel delves into VA data breach
The House Government Reform Committee held a hearing yesterday on the ongoing ramifications from the theft of a Veterans Affairs Department laptop and hard drive, and the subsequent loss of personal data of millions of Americans last month.
New anti-crime e-training tools
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.'The Secret Service will be making available a collection of interactive and Web-based training tools later this year to state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
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