Two House lawmakers are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the use of so-called supercookies on websites, files that users do not know are on their computers. Reps. Joe Barton (R-Tx.)
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Nearly one-third of the stimulus money authorized for an energy efficiency program has not been spent, according to the Energy Department’s inspector general. The department’s internal watchdog found that, of the $2.7
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau commenced operations yesterday and President Barack Obama has nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to lead the new agency, the AP reports. Cordray was nominated over
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The Small Business Administration has introduced a number of proposed rule changes that would allow larger companies to participate for small-business set-asides. The proposed rule changes, which affect companies in the professional,
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The Office of Management and Budget is giving federal agencies a pop quiz about how it safeguards classified information and is giving them a month to complete it. In a new memo
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The Defense Department’s executive secretary issued a memo this week instructing DoD officials to refrain from using acronyms in written correspondence with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, according to a report on
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Last Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service issued its annual “dirty dozen†list. This list includes tax scams that taxpayers and tax preparers need to be aware of. The IRS
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Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced three initiatives designed to strengthen the efficiency and accuracy of the E-Verify
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Today at 11:00 am there is an eSeminar hosted by Federal Computer Week and James McCartney, identity management and privacy consultant for Deloitte Consulting. This informative eSeminar with be focused on the
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In recognition of the increasingly likelihood of a CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) attack against the US, the White House released yesterday its National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. The new
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