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Vermont Governor Calls for Full Internet Security Audit

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas called Wednesday for a full review of the Internet security protocols employed by every agency and department in state government. Douglas said the Department of Information and Innovation (DII) would conduct the review and deliver a report to him by March 1st. Douglas has said he is disappointed that several Internet technology (IT) offices in state government had not adopted the most vigorous and up-to-date security measures.

“The problems discovered over the last several months are entirely unacceptable to me because they were preventable,” Douglas said. “I expect the department to look at every area and aspect of our Internet security protocols to be sure we are employing all the available resources to protect the integrity of our systems. And I expect a higher standard to be set in IT departments throughout state government.”

Details Here: www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=103725

first published week of:   02/05/2007

White House to post earmark info online

The White House is heading to the Web in March to publicly post Congress’ earmarks in legislation, according to a new memorandum. The Jan. 25 memo directs departments to catalog earmarks in appropriations and authorization bills and in report language to measure a clear baseline total. President Bush wants to cut that total in half by 2008.

For emphasis, the administration will post the earmark information in detail on the Internet by March 12, according to the memo written by Rob Portman, Office of Management and Budget director.

Details Here: www.fcw.com/article97497-01-29-07-Web

first published week of:   02/05/2007

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