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Senator Wants OPM IG To Continue Investigating Agency Data System Following Breach

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 6th, 2015

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Senator Wants OPM IG To Continue Investigating Agency Data System Following Breach

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Monday sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asking him to conduct another investigation of its data system that is used in investigating applicants for federal jobs following revelations a month ago that hackers had gained access to millions of records that agency has of current and former government employees.“On June 29, OPM promised to re-evaluate its Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing (e-QIP) and has taken it offline…

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

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

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

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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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 […]