:

GAO Says DoD Should Do More to Help Small Businesses On Cybersecurity

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

SHARE:

The Defense Department can and should do more to help defense small businesses protect their networks from cyber threats, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Sept. 24.Although the department’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) has explored some options like online training videos to integrate cybersecurity into its efforts, “as of July 2015, the office had not identified and disseminated cybersecurity resources in its outreach and education efforts to defense small businesses,” the report said.While…

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 […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]