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Agencies fail to comply with FISMA

Agencies fail to comply with FISMAU.S. federal agencies do okayActually, I have noticed over the years that agenices are in fact on the whole getting much better at complying with FISMA. In fact, from my experience in working both in the private sector and with the government, I believe that...

Tags: FISMA, U.S. federal agency, agency

Discussion threads 2006-11-22

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Uncle Sam: less wasteful?

President Obama has just solidified his lasting credentials...as being hopeful. He actually is trying to push energy efficiency inside the federal government, America's largest energy consumer. Solar Humvees in Iraq? Fewer limos with their motors running at Dulles Airport? Shut down Washington D.C. in August and...

Tags: President, Barack Obama, Real Estate, Construction, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Now the fun starts on health reform

Tyranny wrapped up in compassionand you're a willing advocate. News flash for you. You won't get to be one of the rulers. Your life will wind up sucking just as badly as everyone else under the new system.A move to Canada is looking better and better every day. nt:-(Health Care...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, province, federal government, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Cryptola 1.0 (Windows)

Cryptola is a powerful yet easy-to-use file encryption tool for Windows XP and Vista. Cryptola uses cryptographic technology designed by the National Security Agency NSA and published by the NIST as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard. I wrote Cryptola because I wanted to protect my system backups (.zip archives...

Tags: Ravi Bhavnani, Cryptola, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Backups, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-05

News to know: VMWare; Facebook acquires Friendfeed; Facebook Search; MS Office;

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: VMware goes shopping: Buys SpringSource for $420 million; Can it keep the open source mojo? Joe McKendrick: Panel: too...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mobile, Microsoft Office, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Storage

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Brrrrm! Brrrrm! Brammo makes a little noise.

American electric motorcycle maker, Brammo, has built in sound to its vehicle. The chips that manage the operation of this electric motorcycle will create sounds to let folks know you're there. There's a special sound for the acceleration from zero to 10 MPH. You can then customize your...

Tags: Cycle, Motorcycle, Brammo, Enertia, Valence, Chasis, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Engineering, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-17

US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamed

So it's cyberwar. In a July 4 attack that is believed to come from North Korea or its sympathizers, the websites of a number of U.S. and South Korean government agencies were knocked out and experienced continuing problems since the holiday, the Associated Press is reporting today....

Tags: U.S., North Korea, Web Site, FTC, Attack, Transportation, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-08

News to know: Facebook privacy, Windows 7, Kindle, Firefox 3.5

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Facebook's privacy settings: users get more control as wall gets torn down Ed Bott: Microsoft to offer Family Pack...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Privacy, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Review: Feds provide a handy window into their IT spending

The Federal IT Dashboard, a tool that puts the government's technology spending on display, is a handy overview of agency spending that provides a few "did you know" moments. The IT Dashboard is an effort by the U.S. government to be more transparent about spending. And when...

Tags: Agency, Information Technology, Window, IT-spending, IT Dashboard, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Wiretapping ruling protects carriers - not you

Should companies be punished for letting the government wiretap your phone line? The courts don't think so. US District Court dismissed 46 civil suits filed against several of the major carriers, such as AT&T and Verizon,  for allowing the National Security Agency to wiretap their networks without a court-issued wiretap....

Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Carrier, Government, Vertical Industries, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity

Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...

Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-29

National Archives: What, Me Worry?

National Archives: What, Me Worry?Legitimately do us harm??wtf do u mean"Granular levels of Access" - probably notFor the record so to speak, there is no "National Security Administration". There is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA - the National Archives) and the National Security Agency (NSA - the communications...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, National Security Archive, National Archives

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Teflon: is it safe?

A comment to one of my recent posts said: "Hey you wanna do a story? Try researching Teflon and what the FDA's special group studying it has been up to and what the manufacturer has been doing. Then think about all the teflon coating in fast food, popcorn and cooking...

Tags: FDA, DuPont Co., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teflon, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Government, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-14

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap Representative

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap RepresentativeGlad the wiretaps took placeWith the express purpose of preventing future terrorist activities, I'm glad the feds aggressively looked. With the current regime, I fear the future is going to be very different; an "enemy of the state" is now going...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Federal government, Big Government, domestic call, NSA

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Feds grade themselves on EPEAT commitment

As many of you know, the federal government has made buying IT equipment that meets the screening requirements of the EPEAT list a priority. (But not a mandate. Yet.) According to reports submitted with the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, 13 out...

Tags: Desktop, Monitor, Agency, Microsoft Office, Department Of Energy, EPEAT, Monitors & Displays, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-16

The coal war heats up

Coal is a major source of energy in the U.S. just as the U.S. is a majro producer of coal. We do not need to import coal the way we import two-thirds of the petroleum we consume. While we do import a small portion of the coal we...

Tags: Coal, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-02-14

FAA reports breach; employee data at risk

A server at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration was illegally accessed online and personal identity information of employees was stolen, the agency said, according to a report by CNET. Of the 50 files in question on the computer, two of them had personal data about more than...

Tags: FAA, Aerospace & Defense, Operational Accounting, Manufacturing, Finance, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-10

Data breach costs, customer churn up a bit; Repeat offenders abound

Data breach costs, customer churn up a bit; Repeat offenders aboundPrevent most net breaches!!!Our system prevents a majority of Network Breaches while keeping the Networks "UP," Provides a Real Time Global Administrator that sits transparently over other OEM's Network Management systems (i.e., IBM Websphere, HP OPenview, SCADA, etc), the system...

Tags: NETWORKING, Enterprise software, network, SCADA

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

New auto emission regs could block some car sales

Detroit automakers and their wealthier Japanese competitors have one more obstacle to rebuilding car sales. They are about to face a spate of new state-level auto emissions restrictions across the United States. Some current and planned models may not make the cut. It's being leaked about D.C....

Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Emission, California, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sales, Manufacturing, Regulations, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-26

Let’s talk about the economics of great journalism

Responding to various recent postings about journalism, including Ethan Zuckerman, Seth Godin, Dan Gillmor, Amy Gahran and Lisa Williams. I think the economics of journalism and ethics are deeply related and we tend to talk about them separately, emphasizing the dying channels for distribution at the expense of understanding the...

Tags: Journalism, Coverage, Reporter, News, ON24, Team Management, Benefits, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-01-19