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Homeland Security

CISA Lacks Metrics To Assess Support For Communications Sector, GAO Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a number of programs and services it uses to support the security of the nation’s communications sector, but the agency hasn’t assessed the effectiveness of these efforts and hasn’t developed metrics to measure its support, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report. The agency also “has not evaluated feedback it has received from the Communications Sector owners and operators to determine if those entities found its programs and services…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]