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Cyber

Quantum Cybersecurity Bill Heads To Biden After Passing House

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

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Quantum Cybersecurity Bill Heads To Biden After Passing House

The House on Tuesday passed a bill designed to help the federal government transition to a stronger cybersecurity posture for its information technology systems in light of coming cyber challenges posed by quantum computing. The Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act (H.R. 7535) passed the House 420 to three after the Senate last week approved the bill by unanimous consent. The bill now goes to President Biden to be signed into law. The concern with quantum computers is that they will…

Congress

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

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Congress

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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 […]