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Cyber

CISA’s Cyber Security Budget Boosted In National Security Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

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CISA’s Cyber Security Budget Boosted In National Security Bill

Proposed pending on support and procurement for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is up handsomely in a minibus bill approved by Congressional appropriators on Monday and passed by the House on Tuesday. The agency will likely get $135.9 million more in its acquisition spending for fiscal year 2020 in the bill, which is expected to pass the Senate later this week. The National Security Appropriations Minibus (H.R. 115), which also includes the Departments of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Treasury,…

Congress

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Congress

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