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Cyber

DHS Official Says CR Slows Cyber Research

Monday, December 22nd, 2014

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DHS Official Says CR Slows Cyber Research

Dr. Douglas Maughan, Director of the Cyber Security Division (CSD) at The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate.

With the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operating under a temporary continuing resolution (CR) that expires next March, it means delays in contracting actions in cyber security research, according to Douglas Maughan, director of the Cyber Security Division (CSD) at the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). “If I have 20 percent of my budget instead of 100 percent, it forces us to slow down in some of the research performers, so that they don’t spend all their money before…

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