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McCaul Wants House To Approve DHS Cyber Reorganization In Lame Duck Session

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 6th, 2016

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) wants the House to act this year on a bill to reorganize the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) directorate responsible for cyber security monitoring and information sharing activities, a committee staffer said on Thursday.The committee in June unanimously approved the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency Act of 2016 (H.R. 5390), which would authorize the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate to become the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (CIPA). The change recognizes…

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 […]