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Cyber

Tech Industry Reps See Thoughtful Approach To Regulations In Cyber Strategy; Liability Will Be Thorny

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 3rd, 2023

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Tech Industry Reps See Thoughtful Approach To Regulations In Cyber Strategy; Liability Will Be Thorny

The Biden administration’s new National Cybersecurity Strategy suggests it will take a thorough approach to understanding what authorities currently exist to regulate critical infrastructure sectors of the economy and what cybersecurity gaps there are, and also work with regulators, industry and Congress to close these gaps, officials from an association representing information technology companies said last Friday. However, until these reviews are done, it’s unclear whether new cybersecurity regulations will be necessary or even effective, John Miller, general counsel and…

Congress

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

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

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 […]