Congress
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CyberHouse Oversight Panel Passes FISMA Reform, Supply Chain Security Bills
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved two bipartisan bills, one to update the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) to clarify cybersecurity roles and responsibilities […]
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CongressFormer DoD Leaders Named To Panel Reviewing Defense Budgeting Process
The leaders of the congressional Armed Services Committees have selected the first four members of a new commission tasked with reviewing the Pentagon’s budgeting process, to include a former top […]
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CongressDem Lawmakers Urge Biden To Cut Low-Yield Warhead, Sea-Launched Nuke As Part Of Upcoming Review
A group of Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Biden to use the imminent Nuclear Posture Review as an opportunity to cut two nuclear modernization programs approved during the Trump […]
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CongressHASC Strategic Forces Chair Cooper Won’t Seek Reelection
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chair of the panel’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee, announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection in […]
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CongressSchumer May Move for Senate Roll Call Votes on DoD Nominees on Hold
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) may move to schedule roll call votes by the start of February for less than a dozen DoD nominees placed on hold by Sen. […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Legislation to Provide Cybersecurity Resources to Satellite Operators
Two senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide cybersecurity resources to commercial satellite owners and operators. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), […]
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Business/Financial
Maloney Plans Bill To Allow Contracting Officers To Obtain More Contractor Cost Data
The chairwoman of a House panel that oversees federal contracting on Wednesday released a draft bill aimed at enabling federal contracting officers to require cost information from contractors when necessary […]
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CongressSenior HASC Democrat And Top Cyber Legislator Langevin Won’t Seek Reelection
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), the second-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee and a top legislator on cyber security-related matters, announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection in 2022. […]
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CongressRepublican Staff Director on Senate Appropriations Committee to Take New Job at Textron, Inc.
Longtime Capitol Hill staffer Shannon Hines, who has served as the Republican staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee and its defense panel since April, 2018, is moving on to […]
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CongressFBI Wants In On Cyber Incident Reporting Legislation
Legislation still being cobbled together within Congress to mandate that certain private sector entities report cybersecurity incidents to the federal government must ensure that the FBI will have real-time notification […]