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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

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

Senate and House Appropriators told Pentagon leadership on Tuesday they’re skeptical of the department’s plan to fund $350 billion of the fiscal year 2027 defense budget through the reconciliation process, […]