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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 4th, 2013

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Cyber Sharing with DHS. Raytheon says it is voluntarily working with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a commercial service provider (CSP) under an expanded cyber security information sharing program outlined by President Barack Obama in an Executive Order last month. Under a Memorandum of Agreement with DHS, Raytheon will receive cyber threat information supplied by the Department. As a CSP, Raytheon will be able to use the…

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