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Cyber

White House Begins Tech Week With Industry CEOs Event To Address Government System Modernization

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 19th, 2017

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White House Begins Tech Week With Industry CEOs Event To Address Government System Modernization

The White House began its “tech week” initiative Monday, bringing in 18 industry CEOs to discuss ideas for government system modernization in an event hosted by the newly created American Technology Council.The event, attended by the president and vice president, technology CEOs and Trump administration cabinet members and officials, held 10 working sessions over four hours to focus on solutions for embracing cloud computing, addressing cyber security challenges, managing information technology (IT) contract reform and building government and private sector…

Congress

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

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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

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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 […]