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Cyber

DoT Still Needs To Define Roles And Responsibilities In Responding To Vehicle Cyber Attacks, GAO Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 25th, 2016

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DoT Still Needs To Define Roles And Responsibilities In Responding To Vehicle Cyber Attacks, GAO Says

The Department of Transportation (DoT) is taking a number of steps to address cyber security vulnerabilities in automotive vehicles but has yet to define its roles in responsibilities in case there is a cyber attack on a vehicle and how it would work with other federal agencies, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).Automakers continue to use be more software code to support more and increasingly complex electronic systems and components, expanding the cyber vulnerabilities of…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]