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House Passes Cyber Bills, Authorizes CBP

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

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House Passes Cyber Bills, Authorizes CBP

The House on Monday evening approved several bipartisan bills including one authorizing Customs and Border Protection and another that codifies much roles and responsibilities the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has related to cyber security. The National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (H.R. 3696), which passed by voice vote, clarifies DHS’ roles and responsibilities for protecting federal civilian networks and it also strengthens the role of the department’s cyber watch center, the National Cybersecurity Communications and Integration Center, in…

Congress

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

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

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 […]