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Senate wants NSF to spend more on cyber personnel

Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.

Federal News Network Staff

July 23, 2010 5:03 pm

1 min read

Cybersecurity Update – Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris (6-10 a.m.) and DorobekInsider with Chris Dorobek (3-5 p.m.). Science Insider reports that NSF would receive all but $71 million of its $7.4 billion request — a 6.2% increase for the 2010 fiscal year. The agency would get $45 million — $15 million of which would be devoted to scholarships — to train cyber-security professionals who work for the federal government.

GAO is calling for a set of rules to oversee how your agency participates in sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Twenty-two of 24 major federal agencies have a presence on Web 2.0 sites. Those tools have been seen as a way to help engage the public. But, the Government Accountability Office told lawmakers this week that the government’s use of these tools presents security and privacy issues. Read more at the Dorobek Must Reads.

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