Oversight
FTC plans crackdown on 'Do Not Call' violators
Agency has already lodged nearly $7.7 million in civil penalties.
Managing Technology
Greening Your IT Shop
Pressure to reduce data center energy consumption is mounting. Here’s how to start.
News
Groups closely eye attorney general nomination hearings
Advocacy groups want to see the Justice Department change course on civil rights, privacy.
Management
Shadow IT
Unauthorized software on government PCs is on the rise. Resisting it is futile. Managing it isn’t.
Managing Technology
Shadow IT
Unauthorized software on government PCs is on the rise. Resisting it is futile. Managing it isn’t.
Defense
Lawmaker slams coordination at security 'fusion centers'
California Democrat stresses that the FBI and Homeland Security must partner with state intelligence officials and "not dictate who should be doing what."
Defense
Intelligence chief scolded for being 'disingenuous'
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., interrupts opening statement at hearing to criticize references to outdated 1978 spy law, noting the law has been amended frequently.
Tech
Security, innovation top technology chiefs’ agendas
Federal CIOs aim to steer clear of hacker attacks while scanning the horizon for tools to help employees become more efficient.
Defense
Privacy advocates wary of data 'fusion centers'
One group expresses concern that inclusion of non-law enforcement agencies and private-sector players could allow information-sharing outside the required legal process.
Defense
Security official defends satellite surveillance plan
Official says DHS has conducted a full "privacy impact assessment" on the recently unveiled National Applications Office.
Defense
Surveillance law prompts clashes in two panels
Intelligence director says updates were critical since original version did not foresee cellular telephones, e-mail and the Internet.
Defense
Bush nominates ex-judge to become attorney general
Michael Mukasey, an 18-year veteran of a U.S. district court in New York, has a conservative reputation on national security matters, law professor says.
Features
The Navigators
Chief information officers must steer clear of security breaches and hacker attacks while scanning the horizon for innovations to improve performance.
Defense
Surveillance law faces renewed scrutiny in Congress
Recent changes to the law are set to expire in six months unless legislators extend them.
Tech
Millions in NOAA funds would cover tech, research projects
Largest increases in House bill would go to oceans and climate research, with $6 million reserved for a specific climate-change study.
Tech
New rules for patent reviews get mixed reception
Changes are aimed at making the examination process more efficient; Patent and Trademark Office has a backlog of more than a million pending applications.
News
Pentagon to scrap controversial anti-terror database
Information on potential security threats to Defense facilities or personnel will go to the FBI until a new streamlined reporting system is established.
News
FBI's budget chock-full of tech-related efforts
Spending bills would allot $2.3 billion to counter terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, and related security activities.
Defense
Appropriators question funding for emergency wireless project
Senators express concern about "lagging progress, as well as the recurring costs of the conversion" to narrowband operations.
Oversight
Lawmakers pursue more money to guard intellectual property
Reports accompanying spending bills signal appropriators are troubled by growing backlog of patent applications and the time it takes to process them.
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