Kundra Creates Blog to Accompany Federal IT Dashboard

Vivek Kundra, the Federal Chief Information Officer, has started a blog to accompany the Federal IT Dashboard that was launched just two weeks ago. The blog is designed to start a conversation on the public’s views of the site and share information that is not included on the actual IT Dashboard site.

According to Kundra, “e can’t simply make this an exercise in federal agency reporting, that is why…

Study Finds Social Security Numbers to be Compromised

Researchers from Carnegie Melon University have found that Social Security numbers can be guessed based on easy to access information, such as individual’s birthday and the town in which they were born.

Social Security  uses the same formula for all of the numbers, the first three numbers are based on the zip code on the application, the forth and fifth are based…

Is FISMA a “Showstopper” for Health IT?

As the “meaningful use” criteria is being written for the adoption of health IT for healthcare providers, government officials are beginning to worry about the implications of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) regulations on such a new industry. Many organizations are struggling to meet the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and other state laws on security.  Some officials believe that forcing them to comply…

GAO Proposes Changes to FISMA

The Government Accountablitity Office has written a letter, to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Government Management, Organization and Procurement Subcommittee, proposing changes to the Federal Information Security Management Act of…