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Einstein 3A Cyber System Covers Civilian Cabinet-Level Departments But Falls Short Of Covering All Agencies

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

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Einstein 3A Cyber System Covers Civilian Cabinet-Level Departments But Falls Short Of Covering All Agencies

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday that as of the end of 2016 the EINSTEIN 3A Accelerated (E3A) cybersecurity defense system is providing coverage to all civilian cabinet-level departments and 45 federal departments and agencies. However, this falls short of a mandate by Congress, Johnson previously noted, that all federal civilian agencies avail themselves of the program by the end of 2016 (Defense Daily, Feb. 1, 2016).The EINSTEIN program guards the perimeter of federal agency networks…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]