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Pentagon official: We need new security technologies

• William New
• November 23, 2004

Supercomputing bill set for House action next week

• William New
• November 11, 2004

Ex-cybersecurity chief calls on feds to step up efforts

"The government doesn't know what its IT assets are," says Amit Yoran.

• William New
• November 10, 2004

Feds urged to set electronic voting standards

"We have all kinds of evidence of machines misbehaving," says e-voting expert.

• William New
• November 9, 2004

Agencies in race to smash supercomputing records

Efforts sponsored by NASA and the Energy Department have set new supercomputing standards in the past two weeks.

• William New
• November 8, 2004

Ridge statement sows confusion on cybersecurity chief

He said the position would be elevated to the assistant secretary level, but officials now say details haven't been worked out yet.

• William New
• October 13, 2004

Naming of interim cyber chief not the solution, industry says

• William New
• October 6, 2004

Official's departure revives push for promoting DHS cyber chief

New proposal would elevate the position from director to assistant secretary.

• William New
• October 5, 2004

Federal officials declare visa delays nearly resolved

• William New
• October 5, 2004

Panelists call for more work on cybersecurity, no mandates

• William New
• September 28, 2004

Cybersecurity measures not likely in intelligence reform

• William New
• September 28, 2004

Officials closely watching AID electronic finance system

• William New
• September 16, 2004

Some in tech industry critical of Bush administration's cybersecurity efforts

An effort within the Homeland Security Department to lift the cybersecurity directorship to a deputy assistant secretary level went nowhere, according to government and industry sources.

• William New
• September 3, 2004