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  1. Federal Protective Service moves out of immigration bureau
  2. Senator details plan for cybersecurity director
  3. Senators clash over Homeland Security management nominee
  4. From Nextgov.com: Hill grills DHS over delay in consolidating financial systems
  5. Airport screening systems are not well tested, says GAO
  6. From Nextgov.com: Compliance focus is hampering cybersecurity, critics say
  7. Lieberman sees need for cybersecurity czar
  8. From Nextgov.com: Simply banning file-sharing software won't keep information safe from hackers
  9. Quote of the week
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  1. Federal Protective Service moves out of immigration bureau
    By Elizabeth Newell

    FPS will remain in the Homeland Security Department as part of the National Protection and Programs Directorate.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43917&dcn=e_hsw

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  2. Senator details plan for cybersecurity director
    By Chris Strohm, CongressDaily

    Susan Collins, R-Maine, wants position based at the Homeland Security Department, not in White House.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43954&dcn=e_hsw

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  3. Senators clash over Homeland Security management nominee
    From CongressDaily

    Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says Obama's pick for undersecretary for management at DHS lacks sufficient experience.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43908&dcn=e_hsw

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  4. From Nextgov.com: Hill grills DHS over delay in consolidating financial systems
    By Jill R. Aitoro

    Risks in the 'monumental task' to create one network include relying heavily on contractors to define and deploy the system, GAO reports.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43923&dcn=e_hsw

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    With new transparency initiatives and increased scrutiny on government programs, organizations need to demonstrate effective program management and contractor oversight.

    Learn how to improve project management, control project costs, and reduce risk exposure on projects.

  5. Airport screening systems are not well tested, says GAO
    From CongressDaily

    Risk assessments of passenger screening devices are unreliable, according to watchdog.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43925&dcn=e_hsw

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  6. From Nextgov.com: Compliance focus is hampering cybersecurity, critics say
    By Jill R. Aitoro

    OMB urged to update federal security standards to better detect network vulnerabilities and keep up with new threats.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43931&dcn=e_hsw

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  7. Lieberman sees need for cybersecurity czar
    By Chris Strohm, CongressDaily

    Senator say his bill would not give the Homeland Security Department the power to place mandates on the private sector.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43927&dcn=e_hsw

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  8. From Nextgov.com: Simply banning file-sharing software won't keep information safe from hackers
    By Jill R. Aitoro

    As House leaders reassess guidelines that led to the disclosure of an internal ethics report, security experts say audits and tests also are needed to protect data.

    Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43955&dcn=e_hsw

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    9. Cybersecurity channel
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  9. Quote of the Week:

    "I'm tired of studies, I'm tired of working groups, I want to see action and in my view this plan simply delegates to each agency what the law required OFPP to do itself."

    -- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, criticizing the Obama administration's contracting reform memos for lack of substance.

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