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Cyber Command Chief Calls For Senate To Pass Cyber Security Legislation Now

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

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Gen. Keith Alexander, the chief of the United States Cyber Command, yesterday called for the Senate to pass comprehensive bipartisan cyber security legislation this week that the chamber began discussing on Monday. “The time to act is now; we simply cannot afford further delay,” Alexander wrote Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). The Senate agreed on Monday to proceed with the Cyber Security Act of 2012 (S. 3414). Consideration of the bill began yesterday but as of our deadline last…

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

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House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]