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House Intel Committee To Propose Changes To CISPA

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will propose numerous amendments Wednesday when it marks up the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R. 3523). Committee Chairman Michael Rogers (R-Mich.) yesterday said during a conference call the marked up bill would limit the use of information that companies receive to a cybersecurity purpose only. Rogers said this was to address the misconception that the private sector companies would abuse the information for marketing or non-cybersecurity purposes. Rogers said the…

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

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House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]