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CongressHouse Members Working On Cyber Incident, Breach Reporting Requirements
After failing to get legislation passed into law last year requiring certain private sector entities to disclose that they’ve been a victim of a cyber incident, Democrats and Republicans on […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGranholm Confirmed as Secretary of Energy; Civilian Nuke Sites Under New Management
Jennifer Granholm will be the next secretary of energy after the Senate confirmed her by a wide, bipartisan margin to lead the Department of Energy and the almost $30-billion-a-year worth […]
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CongressPentagon Continues To Push Congress For $11 Billion To Help Cover Industry’s COVID Costs
The Pentagon is continuing to urge Congress to appropriate nearly $11 billion to help cover the defense industry’s COVID-related costs, arguing the department’s readiness and modernization efforts will be impacted […]
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CongressSASC Chair Says Completion Of F-35 Combat Simulation Testing Is ‘Long Overdue’
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednesday the Air Force is “long overdue” in completing combat simulation testing for the F-35, citing the assessment as a critical […]
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CongressSASC To ‘Look Harder’ At Legacy System Cuts Facing Flat Budgets, Reed Says
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the panel will have to “look harder” at more legacy weapon system cuts facing likely flat budgets in the coming years, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBiden’s Secure Supply Chain Order Includes Defense Industry, Critical Minerals And Semiconductors
President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order tasking federal departments and agencies with assessing the nation’s supply chains for a number of products and sectors to find ways […]
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CongressSchumer Details Work On New Bill To Bolster Semiconductor Manufacturing To ‘Outcompete China’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he is working to bring a bill to the floor this spring aimed at bolstering the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing capacity and investing […]
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CongressTime For Government To Mandate Cyber Breach Notification, Tech Heads Say
In the wake of the recently disclosed breach of some federal and private sector networks likely by a Russian intelligence organization, the U.S. government needs to mandate that private sector […]
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Navy/USMCCourtney Wants More Unmanned Vessel Answers Before Full Production
The head of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee said Congress wants to see more prototyping and testing of larger unmanned vessels before they will fully fund […]
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CongressCourtney and Wittman Continue Submarine and Navy Push
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee today repeated their push for the Navy to buy three attack submarines per year and increase its share of the […]
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