:

Cyber

Obama Lays Out Policy For Federal Response To Major Cyber Incidents

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

SHARE:

Obama Lays Out Policy For Federal Response To Major Cyber Incidents

President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. White House photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a new policy directive that specifies how the federal government will respond to significant cyber security incidents against government and private networks with differing roles for the Departments of Justice (DoJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) based on the type of response.Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-41 builds on lessons learned from a number of cyber security incidents, in particular attacks against a United States division of…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]