Information about developments at the Monastery
Posted in Google Reader, News on May 8th, 2008
One of the nice features about using services provided by Google is that features pop up like Christmas presents. Such was the case with Google Reader’s new ability to “Share with Note” button. Now you can add a comment explaining why you are sharing a news item. While we can only [...]
“How much of FISMA is paperwork vs. actual security?” was the question that Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla. had at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Karen Evans, Administrator of E-Government and Information Technology Office of Management and Budget (OMB), responded “That depends on how an agency goes about doing its work. FISMA has put [...]
Posted in News on Feb 19th, 2008
Federal Computer Week news editor, Jason Miller, is reporting “Experts find fault with cyberdirective.” I will not copy the whole article; just enough of these interesting quotes to provide a news summary. Glenn Schlarman, a former OMB official in charge of security policy, makes the very important point “To solve the security problem, they [...]
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