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Homeland Security

TSA Issues New Cybersecurity Mandates For Railroad Carriers

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

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TSA Issues New Cybersecurity Mandates For Railroad Carriers

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday evening said it has issued new cybersecurity directives mandating new requirements for passenger and freight railroad carriers, building on prior security directives aimed at rail carriers. The latest directives require passenger and freight railroad carriers to strengthen their networks through segmentation policies and controls to ensure operational technology systems can safely function if information technology systems are compromised. It also requires access control measures, continuous monitoring and detection policies to detect threats and…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]