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Cyber Reorganization Bill To Await Fate Of DHS Authorization Bill, Hurd Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

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Cyber Reorganization Bill To Await Fate Of DHS Authorization Bill, Hurd Says

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Information Technology of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has decided to hold off on introducing a bill that would reorganize cyber security operations conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to see how an authorization bill for most of the department fares in the House, a committee member said on Wednesday.If the authorization bill, which the committee marked up last week, can pass the House, that will demonstrate whether the bill to reorganize the DHS National Protection and Programs…

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Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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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 […]