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DHS Issues Cyber Security Strategy While White House Eliminates Cyber Position

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

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DHS Issues Cyber Security Strategy While White House Eliminates Cyber Position

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released its strategy for securing the homeland against cyber attacks and illicit cyber activity, the same day the White House reportedly eliminated the position of cyber security coordinator from the National Security Council.The new strategy, which creates a framework for DHS to carry out its cyber security responsibilities over the next five years, highlights continued and growing threats from nation-states, non-state actors, criminals, transnational criminal organizations, and proxies that make it hard to…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]