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CongressAl Qaeda Support For Cyber Attacks Shows Needs For Security Standards, Senators Say
A video produced by Al Qaeda that calls for “electronic jihad” against targets in the United States demonstrates that the terrorist group understands the impact of cyber attacks could have […]
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Air ForceSASC: Industry, DoD Not Doing Enough To Counter Counterfeit Parts In Weapons
Congressional investigators said the Pentagon and defense industry are not doing enough to stop fake electronics parts they found on connected to weapon systems including the P-8A and C-27J aircraft, […]
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CongressChina Sustaining Anti-Access Strategy, Pentagon Says
China continues to invest in key technologies designed to thwart access to key regions of the Asia-Pacific by other militaries, the Pentagon said in its annual report on China’s military […]
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ArmyHouse Passes Defense Policy Bill Under Veto Threat
The House passed a Pentagon policy bill, via a 299-120 vote, under a veto threat from the White House last Friday after making last-minute changes on everything from foreign arm […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators Fund Border Technology Efforts But Warn Of Delays
The House Appropriations Committee this week approved a $39.1 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’13, including fully funding the $327.1 million request for border […]
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CongressCarnegie Mellon Report Finds Company Boards Still Lag In Cyber Risk Oversight
Boards of directors of top companies around the world have made organizational improvements to oversee privacy and security risks within their companies yet there remains a lack in oversight related […]
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Air ForceSatellite Export Change Among House NDAA Tweaks
The House passed a measure to make it easier for U.S. firms to export satellite technology when it began tweaking a massive $554 billion Pentagon policy bill yesterday. The export-related […]
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CongressSenate Panel Appropriates $45.2 Billion For DHS In FY ‘13
The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Tuesday recommended a $45.2 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’13, $1 billion less than the department has […]
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CongressHouse Defense Bill Addresses Old Issues On LCS, Navy Says
Language in the defense policy bill currently before the House of Representatives that calls for an investigation into cracking and other problems on the first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) addresses […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators Largely Back F-35
Pentagon budget writers in the House want to spare the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program from major changes, proposing only modest cuts to the program and including no commentary on […]