Homeland Security
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CyberDHS Cyber Board Targets Cloud Security Following Chinese Hacks Of Government Accounts
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last Friday said a department-led board will review cyber hacks of cloud computing environments with a particular focus on the recently disclosed intrusions of Microsoft […]
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Homeland SecuritySupplemental Funding Request Would Give CBP $323 Million To Support NII Systems
A supplemental funding request delivered to Congress last Thursday that would provide billions of dollars in military assistance to Ukraine also includes $323 million for Customs and Border Protection to […]
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Cyber
DARPA, Cyber Agencies, OMB Seek Help With Security Open-Source Software
The Biden administration on Thursday issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on a federal strategy and action plan to strengthen the security of open-source software, which is widely […]
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Homeland SecurityBollinger Cuts Steel On Polar Security Prototype Module
The Coast Guard last Friday said that Bollinger Shipyards last month began cutting steel on the first of eight prototype modules for the service’s future polar security cutter (PSC), providing […]
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CISA Releases Three-Year Strategic Plan To Guide Mission
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last Friday released a strategic plan that puts forth enduring goals of addressing immediate threats, strengthening security and resiliency, and scaling security across […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Releases Open Architecture Roadmap With Timelines
Marking another milestone in its journey to acquire security equipment built with open standards and interfaces, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday published its first Open Architecture Roadmap, which […]
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CyberNational Cyber Workforce Strategy Includes Tasks For NSA
The White House on Monday released a strategy designed to grow and strengthen the nation’s cyber workforce and includes commitments from the intelligence community to bolster local communities with assessing […]
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Homeland SecurityGAO Warns Design Maturity For Coast Guard Icebreaker Years Away
The Coast Guard currently plans to hold its production readiness reviews in March 2024 for its first new heavy icebreaker but a congressional auditing agency last week warned that this […]
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CyberSEC Approves Rule On Cybersecurity Incident Disclosures, Risk Management Plans
As the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) continues through a lengthy rulemaking process to establish requirements for cybersecurity incident reporting by certain critical infrastructure entities, the Securities and Exchange […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Panel Authorizes Hiring New CBP Officers
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would enable Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire at least 600 new officers annually to […]
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