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Cyber

Federal Cyber Security Leaders Want Faster Rollout Of Threat Monitoring Sensors, Study Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 2nd, 2014

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Federal Cyber Security Leaders Want Faster Rollout Of Threat Monitoring Sensors, Study Says

A majority of federal cyber security leaders surveyed believe that a new cyber threat monitoring program being managed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for federal civilian networks is being rolled out too slowly, according to the results of a study performed by MeriTalk. Nearly 60 percent of respondents believe that the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program phases are being rolled out too slowly while 51 percent believe that the task orders awarded under CDM contract are being…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]