Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week kicked off the first in a series of regional healthcare fraud prevention summits in Miami, Fla. The summit brought together federal, state and local partners, beneficiaries, providers and other interested parties to talk about innovative ways to eliminate fraud [...]
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recently arrived in South Korea to meet with officials to lay out future objectives in strengthening the alliance between the two nations. Joined by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Gates will begin the first “2-plus-2 Talks” and will outline a series of military exercises to be conducted over the [...]
As the new administrator for the Transportation Security Administration, John S. Pistole last week began his tenure with the agency by announcing his top goals and priorities, including improving counterterrorism efforts, supporting the TSA workforce and boosting relationships with stakeholders and travelers. “Achieving these priorities will take time, energy and the hard work of the [...]
The Department of Defense last week announced plans to award $227 million over a five-year-period to 32 academic institutions to conduct multidisciplinary basic research. Awards are subject to the successful completion of negotiations between the academic institutions and DoD research offices that will make the awards: the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, [...]
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology last Friday announced completion of an initiative with ICANN and VeriSign to strengthen cybersecurity. The announcement marks full deployment of a security technology–Domain Name System Security Extensions–at the Internet’s authoritative root zone (i.e. the address book of the Internet), [...]
The Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing yesterday to discuss cyber attack attribution technology and its importance in reducing the impact of network attacks and intrusions. During the hearing, the committee looked into future research and development necessities and began to decide who will be responsible for overseeing [...]
Collaborating with colleagues throughout government and industry, the Department of Commerce is making significant progress in helping securing the Internet, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. Locke, who among other top officials attended a cybersecurity briefing held Wednesday at the White House, said while government cannot engineer precise technology solutions, it has to provide policy framework [...]
In an effort to enhance telecommunications services to healthcare facilities in rural areas, the Federal Communications Commission introduced yesterday a new healthcare connectivity program that would expand investment in broadband for medically underserved communities across the country. The program would improve medical care, reduce healthcare costs, create jobs and spur private investment in networks for [...]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, along with President Barack Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt, recognized the winners of the National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge Wednesday at a conference at the White House. The contest was held to coordinate the government’s cybersecurity efforts with businesses and community-based organizations [...]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday announced more than $1.8 billion in fiscal year 2010 Federal Emergency Management Agency preparedness grants to help states, urban areas, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations boost their protection, prevention, response and recovery capabilities for risks associated with potential terrorist attacks and other hazards. Napolitano said the funding [...]