Lawmakers are trying to compromise on a fiscal 2020 defense policy bill as a new, slimmed-down version offers a fallback option. Architect of the Capitol photo via Twitter. A slimmed-down version of the fiscal 2020 defense policy bill recently introduced...
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Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivers remarks at the July 24, 2019, confirmation hearing for Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) / Chief Financial Officer David Norquist to be deputy defense secretary in Washington, D.C. Defense...
In this Boeing concept image, two advanced F-15s show off heavy weapons loads. Illustration courtesy of Boeing.? The Air Force is warning lawmakers that extending the current continuing resolution will delay development of key weapons systems—most notably F-15EX production—and will...
Data issues took center stage on a national security-heavy day on Capitol Hill Jan. 29, as lawmakers and defense officials discussed how to mine, protect, leverage, and combat information as a cornerstone of modern warfare.
Nakasone: Longer “that we have inactivity” in cyberspace, longer “our adversaries are able to establish their own norms.”
US Cyber Command boss Navy Adm. Mike Rogers testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday. Screenshot photo. The commander of the US Cyber Command, Navy Adm. Mike Rogers, Tuesday painted a mixed picture of progress on cyber concerns in...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on cybersecurity Thursday that requires a series of assessments and reports from various federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. The order requires DOD to work on a total of seven new reports...
The Senate Armed Services Committee officially announced membership for its subcommittees Monday, including a new Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. The subcommittee will be chaired by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who said it “will be tasked with oversight and legislation for policies...
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has rebuffed calls that he form a select committee to investigate Russian meddling in the US election. Speaking on Kentucky Educational Television Monday night, McConnell said the cyberattacks against US political parties, which US...
