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Trump’s signed cybersecurity EO emphasizes risk management, resilience
President Donald Trump on Thursday released the long-awaited presidential executive order on cybersecurity. The EO is similar in substance to the draft EO released last week and covered in depth by Fifth Domain.
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US told France Russia was trying to hack its election
A top U.S. cyber official says the United States watched Russians penetrate France’s computer networks and tipped French officials before the hacking became public during the country’s recent election.
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McCain: Lawmaker has hold on Trump’s Air Force secretary pick
Lawmakers need to “work through” questions over Trump’s nominee for Air Force secretary before she can receive a confirmation vote, according to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain.
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Lead Dem demands Trump withdraw Army secretary pick over ‘homophobia and transphobia’
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer issued a statement Monday, adding his voice to LGBT advocates and other lawmakers who have assailed Tenessee lawmaker Mark Green for calling transgenderism a “disease.”
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Funding bill calls for Trump ISIS strategy
The proposed 2017 federal spending bill would withhold billions in defense spending until the Trump administration submits its strategy to defeat the Islamic State group.
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Senate, House bills to train officers to fight cybercrimes
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate to support a House bill authorizing the National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Ala., to continue in its efforts to train state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide in cybercrime-fighting techniques.
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Shutdown deadline looms over Congress’ return
There’s a lot of optimism in Congress that when it returns from recess on Monday, it can quickly reach a budget deal, averting both a shutdown and a long-term stop-gap budget that would vex defense interests.
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Defense experts press Congress for more reforms
A trio of former defense officials on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to keep passing reforms to make the Pentagon more agile and efficient, even as it digests Congress’ last batch.
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Bill urging ‘retro’ approach to securing power grid gets support in Senate
A proposal from Maine Sen. Angus King (I) and Idaho Sen. Jim Risch (R) to protect the electric grid from cyberattacks by introducing more manual processes has cleared a procedural hurdle, getting support from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy.
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DHS, GAO: Federal networks are safer today but long way left to go
The federal government has made significant progress in its efforts to shore up cybersecurity at civilian agencies after suffering numerous high-profile breaches in recent years, but theres still room to do more, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra told the House Homeland Security Committee on March 28.
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Trump’s signed cybersecurity EO emphasizes risk management, resilience
President Donald Trump on Thursday released the long-awaited presidential executive order on cybersecurity. The EO is similar in substance to the draft EO released last week and covered in depth by Fifth Domain.
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US told France Russia was trying to hack its election
A top U.S. cyber official says the United States watched Russians penetrate France’s computer networks and tipped French officials before the hacking became public during the country’s recent election.
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McCain: Lawmaker has hold on Trump’s Air Force secretary pick
Lawmakers need to “work through” questions over Trump’s nominee for Air Force secretary before she can receive a confirmation vote, according to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain.
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Lead Dem demands Trump withdraw Army secretary pick over ‘homophobia and transphobia’
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer issued a statement Monday, adding his voice to LGBT advocates and other lawmakers who have assailed Tenessee lawmaker Mark Green for calling transgenderism a “disease.”
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Funding bill calls for Trump ISIS strategy
The proposed 2017 federal spending bill would withhold billions in defense spending until the Trump administration submits its strategy to defeat the Islamic State group.
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Senate, House bills to train officers to fight cybercrimes
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate to support a House bill authorizing the National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Ala., to continue in its efforts to train state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide in cybercrime-fighting techniques.
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Shutdown deadline looms over Congress’ return
There’s a lot of optimism in Congress that when it returns from recess on Monday, it can quickly reach a budget deal, averting both a shutdown and a long-term stop-gap budget that would vex defense interests.
-
Defense experts press Congress for more reforms
A trio of former defense officials on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to keep passing reforms to make the Pentagon more agile and efficient, even as it digests Congress’ last batch.
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Bill urging ‘retro’ approach to securing power grid gets support in Senate
A proposal from Maine Sen. Angus King (I) and Idaho Sen. Jim Risch (R) to protect the electric grid from cyberattacks by introducing more manual processes has cleared a procedural hurdle, getting support from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy.
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DHS, GAO: Federal networks are safer today but long way left to go
The federal government has made significant progress in its efforts to shore up cybersecurity at civilian agencies after suffering numerous high-profile breaches in recent years, but theres still room to do more, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra told the House Homeland Security Committee on March 28.
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Trump’s signed cybersecurity EO emphasizes risk management, resilience
President Donald Trump on Thursday released the long-awaited presidential executive order on cybersecurity. The EO is similar in substance to the draft EO released last week and covered in depth by Fifth Domain.
-
US told France Russia was trying to hack its election
A top U.S. cyber official says the United States watched Russians penetrate France’s computer networks and tipped French officials before the hacking became public during the country’s recent election.
-
McCain: Lawmaker has hold on Trump’s Air Force secretary pick
Lawmakers need to “work through” questions over Trump’s nominee for Air Force secretary before she can receive a confirmation vote, according to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain.
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Lead Dem demands Trump withdraw Army secretary pick over ‘homophobia and transphobia’
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer issued a statement Monday, adding his voice to LGBT advocates and other lawmakers who have assailed Tenessee lawmaker Mark Green for calling transgenderism a “disease.”
-
Funding bill calls for Trump ISIS strategy
The proposed 2017 federal spending bill would withhold billions in defense spending until the Trump administration submits its strategy to defeat the Islamic State group.
-
Senate, House bills to train officers to fight cybercrimes
Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate to support a House bill authorizing the National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Ala., to continue in its efforts to train state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide in cybercrime-fighting techniques.
-
Shutdown deadline looms over Congress’ return
There’s a lot of optimism in Congress that when it returns from recess on Monday, it can quickly reach a budget deal, averting both a shutdown and a long-term stop-gap budget that would vex defense interests.
-
Defense experts press Congress for more reforms
A trio of former defense officials on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to keep passing reforms to make the Pentagon more agile and efficient, even as it digests Congress’ last batch.
-
Bill urging ‘retro’ approach to securing power grid gets support in Senate
A proposal from Maine Sen. Angus King (I) and Idaho Sen. Jim Risch (R) to protect the electric grid from cyberattacks by introducing more manual processes has cleared a procedural hurdle, getting support from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy.
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DHS, GAO: Federal networks are safer today but long way left to go
The federal government has made significant progress in its efforts to shore up cybersecurity at civilian agencies after suffering numerous high-profile breaches in recent years, but theres still room to do more, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra told the House Homeland Security Committee on March 28.
