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  • Amazon's Cloud Cover Expanding

    A leading federal cloud provider has launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) its GSA IT-70 contract, giving Amazon yet another boost in what is already a rapidly expanding presence in government. ...
    2012-05-16T14:00:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • FBI Cyber Director Raises Concerns About Mobile, Tablet Security

    FBI Cyber Director Raises Concerns About Mobile, Tablet Security
    The FBI's cyber chief issued a warning last week that the agency is beginning to see increased targeting of mobile devices, including smart phones and tablet computers, by sophisticated cyber criminal ...
    2012-04-13T08:34:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • Defense Department Wants Cyber Arsenal, Report Says

    Defense Department Wants Cyber Arsenal, Report Says
    The U.S. Defense Department has accelerated its efforts to develop offensive cyber weapons that could be used to dismantle hostile military networks in countries where U.S. forces are operating, The ...
    2012-03-19T15:46:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • DHS Pushes For Mobility Solutions; Budgets Threaten Future Innovation

    DHS Pushes For Mobility Solutions; Budgets Threaten Future Innovation
    More than a dozen CIOs and senior IT managers from the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday told a gathering of industry executives that mobile computing and communications technologies are ...
    2012-02-29T07:49:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • Obama Gives First Responders More Broadband Spectrum

    Obama Gives First Responders More Broadband Spectrum
    President Barack Obama signed into law today a tax cut extension bill that includes long-awaited provisions for setting aside wireless communications spectrum to help build a nationwide public safety ...
    2012-02-24T15:58:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • FCC Chairman Warns Hackers Gaining Means To Shut Down The Internet

    FCC Chairman Warns Hackers Gaining Means To Shut Down The Internet
    Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski today called upon the nation's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to "take concrete steps" to improve Internet security for consumers and ...
    2012-02-22T16:42:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • Cybersecurity Act Of 2012 Challenged on Capitol Hill; McCain To Draft Alternative

    Cybersecurity Act Of 2012 Challenged on Capitol Hill; McCain To Draft Alternative
    Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) on Thursday ripped into the authors and supporters of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 for what he called "legislative bullying," suggesting that democrats are attempting to push ...
    2012-02-16T17:54:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Cybersecurity Legislation

    Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Cybersecurity Legislation
    Just two days after introducing the controversial Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Senate lawmakers on Thursday plan to hold a hearing on the legislation, raising concerns that what some are calling a ...
    2012-02-15T16:41:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • Senate Cybersecurity Bill Could Revive Kill Switch, Crush Innovation

    Senate Cybersecurity Bill Could Revive Kill Switch, Crush Innovation
    COMMENTARY - Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are hell bent on implementing the recommendations of President Barack Obama's Cyberspace Policy Review, in which the administration argued for a greater ...
    2012-02-09T10:35:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.
  • Government Contracting Opportunities Remain Vibrant Despite Budget Cuts

    UPDATED Dec. 13 with video synopsis. Despite the looming threat of significant, across the board budget cuts for federal agencies, there are still major government contracting opportunities that will ...
    2011-12-12T15:34:00Z by Dan Verton
    Dan Verton Dan Verton is an award-winning journalist and author. He currently serves as the Executive Producer of Homeland Security Television.