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Peters, Portman Introduce Bill To Improve Federal Sharing Of Cyber Threat Information

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 11th, 2020

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Peters, Portman Introduce Bill To Improve Federal Sharing Of Cyber Threat Information

Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) last Thursday introduced legislation requiring federal agencies to share information about cyber security incidents with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, allowing greater situational awareness about threats. The Federal System Incident Response Act (S. 5008) would require CISA to publish an annual report on federal cyber security incidents, which the senators said would help the government and private sector understand the most common and…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]