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Several Agency CIOs Tout Cyber Security Improvements In Wake Of OPM Breach

Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

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A number of improvements have been and are continuing to be made to boost the cyber security posture of several federal agencies and departments following the 2015 disclosure of a major data breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), top information technology officials at these agencies told a House panel on Nov. 16.At the Department of Agriculture the initial deployment of the Department of Homeland Security’s most advanced cyber threat detection and prevention capability, EINSTEIN 3 Accelerated (E3A), has…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]