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Cyber

TSA Lacks Cyber Experts For Surface Transportation Security, Agency Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

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TSA Lacks Cyber Experts For Surface Transportation Security, Agency Official Says

Despite having responsibilities to help ensure that the nation’s surface transportation systems minimize their cyber security risks, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Surface Division lacks its own in-house cyber security experts and instead relies on help from cyber specialists within the Department of Homeland Security, an agency official said on Tuesday. Cyber security is a “specialized field” so the Surface Division relies on experts from the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to help where needed, Sonya Proctor, director…

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 […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]