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Thursday, April 18, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ CISPA 2.0: House Intelligence Committee Fumbles Privacy Again By Mathew J. Schwartz Cybersecurity bill's backers portray threat intelligence sharing as a panacea, but yet again ignore the potential privacy and security downsides. DOD Moves Forward With Cloud Broker Plans DISA gets "initial operating capability" to act as Defense Department's cloud services broker. NASA Funds Propulsion System For Asteroid Mission Space Technology group looking at solar sails, asteroid capture among initial assignments Mozilla Weighs Excommunication For Certificate Authority TeliaSonera Swedish telecom provider accused of helping governments spy on citizens. Navy To Digitize Shipboard Medical Imaging Agfa to supply digital radiography, PACS, speech recognition technology for 42 U.S. ships to connect to Walter Reed radiologists. EHR Incentive Program Is Off Track, Senators Say Report says Obama administration should "reboot" program and delay later stages of Meaningful Use. U.K. Accounting Software Supports Tax Filing Via Cloud IRIS launches OpenCloud Tax software to help business clients securely submit financial data to the government through the cloud. DDoS Attack Bandwidth Jumps 718% Distributed denial-of-service study finds increase in attack quantity and severity, while most attacks continue to originate from China. MORE GOVERNMENT NEWS • NEW Best of Interop Finalists Announced! • Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop • Interop Preview: Expert Advice On Building Private Cloud Exclusive for IWK Readers: Attend Interop and help Build IT Innovation. Click here or use Priority Code MP_BTMNLIWKGOV to save an additional $200 off advanced pricing on All Access and Conference Passes. Join us for access to 125+ workshops and conference classes, 300+ exhibiting companies, and the latest technology. see also... 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