Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressRogers Not Giving Up On Cyber Bill This Year
A House committee chairman said Congress still could pass cybersecurity legislation before year’s end, calling on lawmakers to advance a proposal to spur the government and private sector to share […]
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Air ForceTurner Grabs Air Land Panel In HASC Shakeup
The leadership of key defense panels took shape yesterday, when a new roster of House Armed Services subcommittee chairmen was announced and the head of a powerful budget panel was […]
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Congress
HASC Members Suggest DoD Savings In Place Of Major Cuts
Senior members of a key House panel singled out acquisition reform and missile defense as areas to look at in the Pentagon to save money during these austere fiscal times. […]
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Congress
Defense Authorization Compromise Near, Negotiators Say
Lawmakers said yesterday they were close to crafting a compromise Pentagon policy bill, following multiple meetings of the four key House and Senate negotiators, though some key matters remained unresolved. […]
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Congress
Arms-Control Advocates Push Against East Coast Missile Site
Arms-control advocates are sounding alarms about a potential East Coast missile-defense site, as lawmakers prepare to negotiate the proposal as soon as tomorrow. Members of the House and Senate armed […]
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Congress
East Coast Missile Site Up For Debate Next Week
When House and Senate negotiators meet starting next Wednesday to craft a compromise defense authorization bill, they will weigh whether to keep, scale back, or eliminate a directive for the […]
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Business/FinancialSenate’s DoD Bill Requires Cyber Attack Reports From Contractors
Some defense contractors would be required to quickly alert the government when their computer systems are hacked under a provision in the Pentagon policy bill the Senate passed Tuesday. Senate […]
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Congress
Senate-Passed DoD Bill Clashes With House, White House
The Senate passed the annual Pentagon policy-setting bill by a 98-0 margin last night, setting up battles with the House and White House over controversial hardware provisions related to everything […]
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Congress
Lowey New Top Democratic Appropriator
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) will be the top Democrat on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee (HAC) next year. The House Democrat Steering and Policy Committee voted yesterday to make Lowey […]
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Congress
Senate Poised To Wrap Up NDAA Debate
The Senate voted last night to wrap up debate on the Pentagon policy bill this week, following a day when it chipped away at hundreds of proposed amendments. Those provisions […]