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• House Democrat urges Obama to keep Bush's intelligence chiefs (12/10/08)
  Current leaders should stay on for at least six months, chairman of intelligence panel says.
• From Nextgov.com: NSA's smart phone could become government issue (11/07/08)
  Award-winning device looks like commercial PDAs, but provides access to classified and unclassified networks, and operates on worldwide mobile networks.
• Photo Gallery: NSA's Tool Kit (10/29/08)
  From computer programs that magnify text to ergonomic keyboards, the National Security Agency offers a variety of devices to help employees do their job.
• Agencies strive to tap talent of disabled employees (10/29/08)
  Government attempts to reverse an embarrassing decline in the portion of the federal workforce that is disabled.
• U.S. intelligence agencies spend $47.5 billion in 2008 (10/28/08)
  Amount is $4 billion more than spending for the previous fiscal year.
• Creation of new appropriations subcommittee ignites Senate turf battle (09/12/08)
  Panel could have budget authority for all agencies that fall under the national intelligence program.
• Top IT cops say lack of authority, resources undermine security (08/11/08)
  Chief information security officers would like to serve and protect computers, but without the authority, budget and time, federal systems remain open to attack.
• Congressional oversight of Homeland Security comes under fire again (07/30/08)
  Panelists say dozens of committees give conflicting direction to beleaguered agency.
• National security observers explain FISA ins and outs (07/21/08)
  The government's new surveillance law is a dense patchwork of new authorities that has puzzled even those most familiar with it.
• Senate passes FISA bill after yearlong dispute (07/09/08)
  Legislation gives the administration long-sought spying powers and legal protections for telecom companies that have helped conduct electronic surveillance on U.S. residents without warrants.
• Watchdog groups seek deal on whistleblower protections (06/06/08)
  Legislation is among several government accountability bills that have passed easily in both chambers but which lawmakers have struggled for months to reconcile.
• Chinese hackers pose serious danger to U.S. computer networks (05/29/08)
  Hackers may be responsible for two major U.S. power blackouts.
• Roots of surveillance standoff go back decades (04/29/08)
  Today's fights over government surveillance of the communications network go back much further than the Sept. 11 attacks.
• Intel CIO aims to cut years out of IT buying process (03/19/08)
  Operations at various intelligence agencies also must be centralized to improve information sharing, says Dale Meyerrose.
• Information czar calls for performance reviews to include sharing (03/18/08)
  Head of the Information Sharing Environment says all agencies should follow intelligence community's lead to create a culture based not on "need to know" but "need to share."
• Democrats likely to step up oversight efforts (01/22/08)
  Majority party on Capitol Hill looks to pick up where they left off in 2007: Using their subpoena power to probe the Bush administration's management of federal operations.
• Official: Critics of driver's license standards are off base (01/16/08)
  DHS issued final regulations for states to implement the so-called REAL ID Act last week.
• Defense recognizes contributions of disabled employees (12/05/07)
  Sixteen civilian employees are honored for outstanding contributions to the department.
• Defense lauds exceptional technology work (10/22/07)
  Winners of annual CIO awards were recognized for cutting down network intrusions, improving communications and more.
• Management chief to fill in as DHS deputy secretary (10/19/07)
  Paul Schneider will step in on an acting basis until a permanent replacement is found for Michael Jackson, who announced last month he is leaving for financial reasons.