Congress
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CongressObama Signs Bill To Enhance U.S.-Israeli Cyber Security Cooperation
President Barack Obama last Friday signed into law a bill designed to strengthen collaboration between the United States and Israel on cyber security research. The United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership […]
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CongressObama Directs Election Hacking Review, Congress Haggles Over Own Investigation Types
President Obama last week instructed the intelligence community (IC) to conduct a full review of the pattern of malicious cyber activity related to the U.S. presidential election cycle while Congress […]
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CongressLangevin Asks Ryan To Create Select Committee On Cybersecurity
With congressional oversight disjointed and the intelligence community asserting Russian interference in the presidential election, Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) on Friday called on House Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.) to establish […]
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Senate Passes Bill To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation With Israel
The Senate last Friday by unanimous consent approved legislation to expand an existing binational research and development program between the Department of Homeland Security and Israel. Under the United States-Israel […]
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BudgetSenate Passes NDAA, Sends It To President’s Desk
The Senate on Thursday passed the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk for signature into law. The vote was 92-7. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), […]
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CongressNavy Nears Design Fix For Some Littoral Combat Ships
The U.S. Navy is close to finalizing a fix for a design flaw that led to propulsion system damage late last year on the USS Milwaukee, a Freedom-class Littoral Combat […]
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CongressMcCaul Calls For Militarizing Southern Border; Trump To Tap Gen. Kelly To Lead DHS
Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Wednesday called for militarizing the nation’s southern border with more manpower, technology and a longer wall, saying that under […]
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BudgetCR Includes Carveouts For Ohio Subs, Tanker, Helicopters
The continuing resolution (CR) released late Tuesday includes carveouts for the Ohio-class submarine replacement program, KC-46 tanker, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, weather satellites and certain NASA space […]
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CongressBridenstine Meets With Trump Team In New York
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) met with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team in New York on Monday to discuss national security matters, according to […]
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Budget
McCarthy Believes CR Could Be Passed This Week
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) believes it is possible lawmakers could pass a continuing resolution (CR) this week. “We will not leave town until we get all of our […]