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Watchdog criticizes federal response to e-mail virus
May 19, 2000 Most federal agencies were squarely hit by the "ILOVEYOU" virus because of a lack of coordinated notice from federal officials and a lack of internal communication, Congress' watchdog told the Senate Banking Financial Institutions Subcommittee Thursday. "The incident was a good lesson learned, but an expensive lesson learned," said Jack ...
FCC transforms mission from policy to enforcement
May 1, 2000 Federal Communications Commission officials said Friday the agency is still on track to meet its five-year deadline for transforming itself into an enforcement agency rather than one that doles out rules, 18 months into the effort. "The chairman has asked us to move from rulemaking to enforcing the rules we ...
FDA seeks regulatory role on the Internet
March 28, 2000 House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley, R-Va., questioned the Food and Drug Administration's effectiveness at regulating online pharmacies by demanding that the agency prove it is using current enforcement tools before asking for expanded authority to monitor Internet drug sales. "I have become increasingly troubled that the FDA is failing ...
Critics question EPA decision to shut down Web sites
February 22, 2000 Environmentalists and public interest groups were outraged Friday over the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to take down its Web site and e-mail service earlier in the week after being pressured to do so by House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley, R-Va. "It's curious that last week hackers temporarily shut down ...
EPA shuts Web sites amid charges of lax security
February 18, 2000 Weaknesses in the Environmental Protection Agency's computer security system point to a general lack of Clinton administration oversight to protect sensitive information, a House Commerce Committee spokesman charged Thursday. "It was good political theater for the President to hold a summit on computer security, but his own house is not ...
House bids adieu to the Y2K problem
January 28, 2000 The billions of dollars and work hours spent preventing major Y2K computer breakdowns was well-spent, Capitol Hill lawmakers and government officials said Thursday in what they billed as the House's last Y2K hearing. "Some critics now question whether the high cost of this massive effort was necessary," said Rep. Steve ...
Y2K czar calls for computer security funding
December 6, 1999 Y2K repair efforts have magnified the need for further government computer security efforts that should be federally funded, Y2K czar John Koskinen said Friday. "We have to continue to reinforce the importance of the issue," he said at a Federal Reserve Board workshop on computer security. Koskinen said that the ...
ATF puts database software on the beat
December 1, 1999 Putting database software on the beat, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on Tuesday unveiled a national online system that will track crime weapons in an effort to crack down on illegal gun trafficking. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said ATF's Online LEAD program puts technology to work for ...
Y2K costs government, businesses $100 billion
November 18, 1999 American businesses and the government will spend more than $100 billion preparing for the 2000 date change, money that should protect the U.S. economy from any Y2K-related economic hits, Commerce Secretary William Daley said Wednesday. "Obviously, this is a lot of money," Daley said. "But the potential cost of not ...
Federal Y2K center almost ready for prime time
November 16, 1999 The nearly $50 million federal Y2K Information Coordination Center (ICC) is not ready for prime time yet, but federal Y2K czar John Koskinen said he expects everything to be running in time to test the center and be on alert for the 2000 date change by early next month. Koskinen ...
