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New Senate Legislation Expands DHS Ability to Detect Cyber Breaches

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

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New Senate Legislation Expands DHS Ability to Detect Cyber Breaches

A bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday would greatly expand the powers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detect and defend against intrusions on any civilian government network, a measure its sponsors say is necessary to guard against cyber attacks like the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) breach that compromised the personal information of more than 21 million people.The Federal Information Security Management Reform Act of 2015 (FISMA Reform)is sponsored by Senate Intelligence Committee members Susan Collins (R-Maine), …

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

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

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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 […]