Congress
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CongressHouse Committee Mulls Amending SAFETY Act To Include Cyber Security Technologies
The House Homeland Security Committee plans to consider legislation that passed the House in the last Congress to include liability protections for cyber security technologies through a program managed by […]
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CongressJohnson, Carper Introduce Bill To Strengthen Federal Cyber Defenses
The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Monday evening introduced legislation aimed a bolstering the cyber defenses of federal civilian agencies by […]
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CongressSenate Gives Export-Import Bank a Lifeline
The Senate pushed forward an amendment over the weekend that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, which guarantees loans to foreign entities to buy products from United States businesses. The 67-26 vote […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriations Approves Increased OPM Hack Credit Monitoring, No Extra IT
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an appropriations bill Thursday that includes a requested $24 million in increased funding for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), mostly used to address information […]
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CongressLawmakers Grill Prospective Marine Corps Chief On Iraq Troop Commitment
The prospective 37th commandant of the Marine Corps sailed fairly unscathed through his confirmation hearing Thursday until the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee called him out for lack […]
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CongressHouse Panel Approves Aviation Security Bills
The House Homeland Security subcommittee on transportation security approved Thursday two bills and additional language related to aviation security, including a measure that would establish a pilot program for a […]
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New Senate Legislation Expands DHS Ability to Detect Cyber Breaches
A bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday would greatly expand the powers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detect and defend against intrusions on any civilian government network, […]
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ArmyNominee for Army’s Top General Backs Contentious Aviation Restructure Plan
Gen. Mark Milley, the Obama Administration’s pick to become the Army’s top general, said implementing the service’s controversial Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI)—which would transfer all AH-64 Apache helicopters owned by […]
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BudgetNavy Still Wants Super Hornets, With Caveats
Reports stating the Defense Department asked Congress to eliminate funding for 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft in next year’s budget have misrepresented the situation, a Navy spokesman told Defense Daily […]
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CongressOSD, Senate Battle Over Acquisition Reform Continues
One of the Pentagon’s top acquisition officials fired shots against the Senate’s acquisition reform legislation today, saying that a provision in the bill limits the information that can be passed […]