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Senators Seek Answers From Equifax On Data Breach

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 11th, 2017

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Senators Seek Answers From Equifax On Data Breach

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee last Friday sent a letter to Equifax [EFX] regarding a data breach that the credit reporting agency disclosed last Thursday that affected personal information on 143 million Americans.“Protecting consumers has been and will remain a key priority of this Committee,” Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) the chairman, and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member, wrote the company in their Sept. 8 letter. “Our goal is to understand what…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

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Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]