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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

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]