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Cyber

DHS Gets Direct Hiring Authority For Cybersecurity Positions

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Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday said that her department has received new authority to staff up to 1,000 cybersecurity related positions over the next three years as part of the Obama administration's commitment to boosting the Department of Homeland Security's capabilities in cybersecurity and helping it hire experts in this area. The direct hiring authority, called Schedule A in government hiring parlance, allows DHS and its components to advertise for job openings and then hire applicants relatively quickly--within weeks--without…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]