WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news release: The Commerce Department has published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on "Cybersecurity, Innovation, and Internet Policy." The department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, on measures to improve cyber security while sustaining innovation. The Internet has become vitally important to U.S. innovat  more

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 3 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release: With the final approval of a $33.9 million matching grant to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association from the Department of Energy, nineteen electric cooperatives now embark on a unique, nationwide demonstration project deploying more than 153,000 smart grid components across the country to test the value of the new technologies for cooperative consumer members. Auth  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-Va. (4th CD), issued the following statement: Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that said the United States approach to global cybersecurity falls short: "Serious cyberattacks are happening against the United States this very moment. Yet, according to this report by the GAO, there is still no coherent plan stating who is in charge and what our   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news release: Nothing beats the feeling of starting up a new computer - be it a laptop, desktop or a major, custom-designed computing system. A new system is a blank slate with no worry of botnets, viruses or any other cybersecurity hazards. Not so, explains computer researcher Marianne Swanson at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), lead author   more