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========================================================= Sponsored by Dell Home Systems Free 2-Day Shipping with select new Dell Home systems online. Offer ends 11/3. Click for details. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143691-1 ========================================================= ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= 1. Welcome. 2. News: E-Voting Companies Reveal Code to Feds 3. News: Cyber-Security Chief Resignation Spotlights DHS Woes 4. Opinion: Wanted: Cyber-Security 5. News: Feds Eye Larger Security Role for Private Sector 6. Opinion: Diebold Debacle Signals Need for a Paper Trail Visit eWEEK.com's Government Industry Center http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143694-1 ========================================================= Government Update ========================================================= 1. Welcome. Welcome to the premier edition of eWEEK.com's Government Industry Center newsletter. Each week, we'll bring you the latest information on the products and issues affecting the government tech sector. You can find even more news, analysis, and reviews at eWEEK.com's Government Industry Center, so bookmark it now! http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143694-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. News: E-Voting Companies Reveal Code to Feds The nation's largest voting machine companies are submitting millions of lines of code to the National Software Reference Library to address sharp criticism from computer scientists about the secret software used in elections. Get the story here. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143697-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. News: Cyber-Security Chief Resignation Spotlights DHS Woes Branches of the U.S. government are scrambling to strengthen the position to ensure that Amit Yoran's successor is equipped for the long haul. The cyber-security chief resigned, saying he had done all he could with the resources provided. Read more about this thorny situation. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143700-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Opinion: Wanted: Cyber-Security The Bush administration doesn't get it yet: Securing cyberspace will require real, coordinated accomplishments instead of diversions, token efforts and color-coded threat barometers. Scot Petersen takes a critical look at the current administration's stance on cyber-security. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143703-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News: Feds Eye Larger Security Role for Private Sector A plan is under way in the ever-evolving National Cyber Security Division of the DHS to extend the tenure of Andy Purdy, the group's interim chief, and augment the position with a part-time outside consultant with direct ties to the private sector. The move, observers say, would enable the division to tackle head-on such prevalent issues as security vulnerability. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143706-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. Opinion: Diebold Debacle Signals Need for a Paper Trail Some say the company's and others' voting machines need to provide a paper trail that less-than-tech-savvy elections officials can understand when something goes wrong. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143709-1 ========================================================= Tech Jobs http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143712-1 ========================================================= Ziff Davis Channel Zone http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143715-1 ========================================================= DevSource http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143718-1 ========================================================= eNewsletter Information ========================================================= You are subscribed to this newsletter with the e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.eweek.com/unsubscribe_newsletter/0,4223,,00.asp?n=91&type=u&[EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your HTML/text preferences, change your e-mail address or subscribe to other eNewsletters from Ziff Davis Media, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143721-1 ========================================================= eWEEK Magazine Information ========================================================= To apply for a free subscription to eWEEK, please go to http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143724-1 For help with your print subscription to eWEEK, click here: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1298-31-67-59-143727-1 Copyright (c) 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
