Congress
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BudgetCISA Gets Handsome Boost In Proposed Senate Homeland Security Funding Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday introduced a fiscal year 2022 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would provide more than a half-billion dollar increase in proposed […]
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CongressKatko, Spanberger Introduce Bill To Identify Most Important Critical Infrastructure
A pair of Republican and Democratic legislators on Tuesday introduced a bill aimed at refining which critical infrastructure in the U.S. is most systemically important and requires stronger partnerships with […]
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CongressPeters, Portman Introduce Bill Requiring Agencies To Report Cyber Incidents To CISA
The top senators on a homeland security committee on Monday released a bipartisan bill that updates existing information security law and would require federal civilian agencies to report all cybersecurity […]
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CongressNew Bipartisan Bill Would Give Congress Larger Role In Approving Arms Deals
A group of House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would bolster Congress’ role in approving national security-related matters, to include greater oversight of foreign arms sales. The […]
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CongressCongress Passes CR To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 3
Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 3, fending off a shutdown with just hours to spare before the end of the […]
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CongressHouse Passes Homeland Security, Cyber Bills
The House this week passed a number of homeland security and cybersecurity bills, including one that would allow interagency rotations of cyber workers aimed at ultimately better integrating cyber talent […]
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Homeland SecurityPekoske Says $350 Million Needed Annually To Accelerate Checkpoint CT Fielding
The Transportation Security Administration needs about $350 million annually devoted to the acquisition and deployment of advanced checkpoint baggage scanners to be able to accelerate the fielding of the technology, […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Extends Amphib Block Buy, Seeks Upgrade Report
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) version of the FY ‘22 defense policy bill would extend authority for the Navy to buy several amphibious vessels at once, but also asks […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Bipartisan Cyber Incident Reporting Bill
Following the release of a similar bill by a bipartisan contingent of House members, two Senators on Tuesday released their version of a bill that would require owners and operators […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Directs Navy Present Fleet Plans Straight To Congress, Limits Ship Retirement
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ‘22 defense authorization bill would direct the Navy to present a force structure assessment to Congress within six months of […]
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