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McCaul Cyber Bill Gains Carper’s Support; Financial Sector Supports Cyber Sharing Legislation

Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

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McCaul Cyber Bill Gains Carper’s Support; Financial Sector Supports Cyber Sharing Legislation

The House Committee on Homeland Security’s unanimous passage of the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement (NCPA) Act, H.R. 1731, (Defense Daily, April 14) gained the support of Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.“Today’s important progress from the House Homeland Security Committee supports our ongoing efforts to strengthen our nation’s cyber defenses and moves Congress another step closer to passing an information sharing bill,” Carper said in a statement late Tuesday after the…

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 […]