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Cyber

GAO Identifies Challenges To Improving Federal Cyber R&D

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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The federal government has extensive programs and policies in place related to federal research and development (R&D) on cybersecurity, but there are six key impediments to improving cybersecurity R&D at the federal level, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report. The challenges include the lack of a prioritized national cybersecurity R&D agenda, lack of leadership for improving federal cybersecurity R&D efforts, lack of a process for sharing information on key R&D initiatives between the…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]