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CyberCYBERCOM Leader: Command Will Need to Grow to Face Future Threats
The Pentagon’s newest combatant command has capacity to address current cyber-related threats posed by foreign nations, but may need to grow as adversaries become more adept, its leader said Feb. […]
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CongressSecurity Technology, Coast Guard Acquisition Fare Well In DHS Budget Deal
Although the congressional spending deal for the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t give President Trump near what he wants to fund a physical wall along the southern border, budget negotiators […]
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CongressSASC Chair: Trump May Choose New SECDEF Nominee
President Trump could soon name an official new secretary of defense, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leader suggested Feb. 12. As Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan travels to the […]
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BudgetSenate Republicans Offer Support for New DHS Funding Bill
Republicans on Capitol Hill are urging President Trump to support a bipartisan agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several other government agencies before time runs out […]
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CongressNNSA No. 2 Nominee Still in Holding Pattern in Senate Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee still has the nominee for the No. 2 spot at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in a holding pattern, the nominee himself said here […]
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CongressHill Continues to Debate DHS Funding Solution as Shutdown Deadline Looms Again
Congressional appropriators met Monday afternoon in an attempt to find an agreeable solution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal year 2019 budget as the threat of another partial […]
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CongressLongtime HASC Member Rep. Walter Jones Dies at 76
Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.), a former House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member and longtime advocate of the U.S. military, died Feb. 10 on his 76th birthday. Jones’ passing was […]
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InternationalSOUTHCOM, AFRICOM Leaders Request More ISR, Patrol Assets
U.S. Southern Command requires additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and maritime platforms to more effectively perform counter-narcotics missions, the command’s leader said Feb. 7. The command is “deficient” […]
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CyberSenators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Federal Cyber Workforce
A pair of senators has reintroduced a bill aimed at strengthening the federal cyber security workforce by enabling the temporary rotation of professionals among agencies. The Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce […]
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CongressNew Military Vet Lawmaker Pledges to Help Small Businesses Work With U.S. Government
Freshman lawmaker and former Green Beret Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) plans to tackle the Defense Department’s cumbersome acquisition process and be a champion for small businesses working with the government […]