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Cyber

GAO Finds Persistent Weaknesses In Information Security Practices At 24 Agencies

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

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GAO Finds Persistent Weaknesses In Information Security Practices At 24 Agencies

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found 24 agencies had persistent weaknesses in effectively applying information security policies and practices, according to a report released late last month.In a Sept. 29 report to congressional committees, Federal Information Security: Agencies Need to Correct Weaknesses and Fully Implement Security Programs, the GAO discovered most agencies continue to have weaknesses in five information security areas that place critical information and systems used to support the operations, assets, and personnel of certain agencies at risk.…

Space

NRO Nominee: “We Have To Look Differently At Our Requirements”

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has said that it has launched more than 200 proliferated low Earth orbit satellites in the last two years to supplement the costly high-end systems […]

Congress

Congress Needed Pentagon’s Iran Supplemental Request ‘Yesterday,’ HASC’s Wittman Says

A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Wednesday that Congress needed the Pentagon’s Iran supplemental funding request “yesterday,” noting the ongoing lack of details from the […]

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

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 […]