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House Intel Bill Wants Report On Foreign Cyber Threats To U.S. Elections

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 17th, 2017

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House Intel Bill Wants Report On Foreign Cyber Threats To U.S. Elections

The House Intelligence Committee last Thursday approved a bill directing the Director of National Intelligence to publish on line a report on foreign counterintelligence and cyber security threats to elections for federal offices.The report will include a description of the counterintelligence and cyber efforts against federal elections, best practices that campaigns and use to counter these efforts, and identify “publicly available resources” that can be used to protect against these threats, says the committee’s FY ’18 Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R.…

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CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

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Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]

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Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

Senate and House Appropriators told Pentagon leadership on Tuesday they’re skeptical of the department’s plan to fund $350 billion of the fiscal year 2027 defense budget through the reconciliation process, […]