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IIOT CyberCyber Still A Top Concern In Intelligence Community’s Global Threat Assessment
Cyber threats against the U.S. remain a top concern of the intelligence community, according to an annual threat assessment, which identifies Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as posing the […]
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InternationalHouse Passes Bill To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation With Ukraine
The House passed a bill late Wednesday to improve cyber security cooperation with Ukraine, after the bill’s sponsor urged the White House to consider the international partnership as a critical […]
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CongressHassan Introduces Bill To Integrate DHS Databases
After passage in the House last fall, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) this week introduced in the Senate a bill that directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Says T-6A Trainer Plane’s Woes May Be Due To Maintenance
The U.S. Air Force is investigating whether maintenance problems with the T-6A’s pilot breathing system caused a recent surge in physiological episodes (PEs) that led to the grounding of the […]
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CongressSenate Committee Plans Markup Of DHS Authorization Bill Soon
In the next week or two the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee plans to mark up its version of an authorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security […]
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CongressNational Vetting Center Would Consolidate Existing Screening Efforts, Duke Says
A National Vetting Center directed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday that will be focused on better integrating data held within various national security agencies about individual terrorists and other […]
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BudgetRep. Granger To Seek House Appropriations Chair
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, plans to vie for the helm of the full committee if Republicans keep control of the House in this fall’s […]
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Homeland SecurityTechnology To Detect Threats In Open Areas Still Several Years Away, DHS Official Says
Detection technology for threats like explosives worn on a person’s body or carried in a backpack is three to five years from being ready for deployment to protect relatively open, […]
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CongressHouse Oversight Democrats Seek DHS Subpoena For Election System Interference Documents
House Oversight Democrats are calling on the Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the committee’s chairman, to force Department of Homeland Security officials to hand over all documents related to Russian efforts […]
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CongressTop HASC Democrat Blasts Trump’s Nuclear Buildup Proposal
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) criticized the Trump administration’s nearly completed nuclear posture review (NPR) Jan. 24, saying its call for more weapons is unaffordable […]