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Cyber

CISA Estimates Millions Of Dollars Saved Due To Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Program

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

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A program launched two years ago that allows security researchers to probe for cyber vulnerabilities in federal civilian agency networks has resulted in more than 1,300 valid disclosures, 85 percent of which have been remediated, any one of which could have cost the government about $4.4 million on average in response and recovery if it had been exploited, a Department of Homeland Security agency said last week. The Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) Platform, which grew out of a 2019 Binding…

Congress

HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]

Congress

McConnell: “Safe To Conclude There Will Not Be A Third Reconciliation Bill”

Two top GOP senators on the Senate Appropriations Committee are opposing a third reconciliation bill. The Trump administration’s total $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense request is split between $1.15 […]

Congress

HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

House defense authorizers added a measure to their version of the next defense policy bill that would expand the list of weapons platforms eligible for multi-year contracts, to include the […]

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]