Congress
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BudgetCongress Moves NDAA to President’s Desk Despite Veto Threat
Congressional leaders on Oct. 20 signed the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act and sent it President Barack Obama, who has 10 days to veto the bill as he […]
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CongressSaudi Arabia Recives Go Ahead to Buy Lockheed Martin’s Littoral Combat Ship
Saudi Arabia is poised to become first foreign buyer of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship after receiving State Department approval for a four-ship order. The Defense Security Cooperation […]
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BudgetCongressional Defense Committees to Review Goldwater-Nichols Act
In the coming weeks, the House and Senate armed services committees will take on the Goldwater-Nichols Act in a series of hearings meant to help Congress gauge whether any changes […]
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CongressCommunications Association Opposes Current CISA, Wants More Privacy Protections
While the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) supports the goals of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA, S. 754) it opposes the bill due to privacy concerns, […]
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Library Association Opposes CISA
The American Library Association (ALA) urged senators to oppose the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA, S. 754), the organization said in a statement Wednesday. The ALA is concerned […]
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ArmyArmy Operating On ‘Ragged Edge’ As Further Cuts Loom, Missions Bloom
With potentially draconian budget cuts on the horizon and the uncertainty of operating on a stopgap funding measure that could expire by year’s end, the Army is operating on the […]
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CongressTSA’s Own Covert Testing Showed Failures, DHS IG Says
Spectacular failure rates of airport checkpoint security equipment during covert testing by Homeland Security auditors was not a surprise to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which operates the screening equipment, […]
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CongressDHS Still Short On Addressing Cyber Security Risks To Ports, GAO Official Says
More than a year after reporting that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken limited steps in addressing cyber security risk in the maritime domain, a Government Accountability Office […]
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BudgetNDAA Makes Its Way to Obama After Senate Passage
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate today in a 70-27 vote, enough to override the presidential veto that could be forthcoming. President Barack Obama has threatened […]
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CongressWith Operations To The Fore, DHS Plans Reorganization Of NPPD But House Panel Wants Say
Increasing cyber security threats to the national government and evolving risk to critical infrastructure have driven the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) to increase its […]