When President Bush signed a bill yesterday creating the Department of Homeland Security, he started a process that will reshuffle bureaucracies, permit greater internet surveillance and refocus the US government's computer security efforts.
A last-minute addition to the Homeland Security bill was the 16-page Cyber Security Enhancement Act, which the House approved as a standalone bill in July. The Department of Homeland Security law also creates a Directorate for Information Analysis...
The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that it had awarded Accenture a contract worth up to $10bn for help in upgrading the nation's system for tracking visitors. This award marks an important milestone in the history of Homeland...
President Bush said on Wednesday that he has chosen Stewart Baker, one of Washington's most influential technology lawyers, to be assistant secretary of homeland security for policy. Wednesday's simultaneous announcements by Bush and Chertoff...
In response to reports of persistent cybersecurity flaws at the Department of Homeland Security, a top congressional Democrat on Wednesday questioned whether the agency's chief information officer deserves to keep his job.
Nato is creating a cyber command to protect its allies against crippling online attacks on national infrastructure. The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies after its formation was backed by...