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Rep. Hurd Suggests Government Collect Cyber Data Based On Private Sector Needs

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

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Rep. Hurd Suggests Government Collect Cyber Data Based On Private Sector Needs

Cyber thieves and hackers are targeting the nation’s critical infrastructure, which means that the federal government should be collecting intelligence on these potential threats based on requirements generated by the private sector, a freshman lawmaker said on Tuesday.This type of national intelligence collection would leverage the expertise of the private sector and the information would then have to get back to these critical infrastructure organizations, Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) said at cyber security company FireEye’s [FEYE] annual government forum. Hurd, a…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]