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Senate Inches Closer to Debate on CISA

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

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Before heading out on August recess, Senate is gearing up for a fistfight over legislation that incentivizes the sharing of cyber threat indicators between the private and public sectors.A motion to proceed on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (S.754) is slated for Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) offered a unanimous consent agreement that would have let the Senate immediately consider the bill in exchange for allowing up to 10 relevant amendments from both…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]