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White House and DHS Secretary Johnson Support CISA

Friday, October 23rd, 2015

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White House and DHS Secretary Johnson Support CISA

Both the White House and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced support this week for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA, S.754), currently under consideration in the Senate (Defense Daily, Oct. 22).In an official Statement of Administration Policy supporting CISA, the White House on Thursday reiterated previously stated concerns about privacy considerations in the bill.“As the Administration has previously stated, information sharing legislation must carefully safeguard privacy, confidentiality, and civil liberties, preserve the long-standing respective roles and…

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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