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Cyber

DHS, IT Sector Identify Risks To Critical Infrastructure Functions

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Friday, August 28th, 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and an industry group representing the Information Technology (IT) sector this week released a report outlining the national level risks to critical sector-wide IT functions and also identifies ways to mitigate those risks. The report lists six critical IT sector functions: produce and provide IT products and services; provide incident management capabilities; provide domain name resolution services; provide identity management and associated trust support services; provide Internet-based content, information, and communications services; and provide…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]