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2013 defense act has long road ahead of it
House defense bill asks for $3 billion more than the Obama administration's plan.
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DOD might be penalized for weak service contract inventories
The House Armed Services Committee is emphasizing the importance of DOD service contract inventories with a threat to withhold money.
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Building a cyber workforce from the ground up
Rep. Jim Langevin is looking to catalyze better cyber training and expertise at the federal, state and local levels.
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Acquisition abuse drives DOD to reassess commercial purchase rules
The Defense Department has proposed changes to commercial of-a-type acquisition rules that may drastically impact the federal marketplace and hopefully right the pricing problems officials are facing.
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House tries to breathe life into Global Hawk Block 30 program
The House Armed Services Committee has designated $260 million in its mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 for the Air Force to continue operating its Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Cyber intel sharing bill moves through House
The first two cybersecurity bills being considered in the House during "Cyber Week," CISPA and the Federal Information Security Amendments Act, passed April 26; two more bills are also up for consideration.
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Iran switches to the offensive in cyber war, panel says
The United States has a number of enemy nations. But one in particular should have the U.S. watching its back, a panel of experts said during a House hearing.
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Battle brews over controversial cybersecurity bill
Like SOPA and PIPA before it, CISPA is raising fears of privacy loss.
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Satellite export controls loom over national security, economy
Momentum for satellite export reform stalled by complex and technical nature of the issue.
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As Congress weighs cyber law, Internet protests resume
Internet advocacy groups oppose the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, despite the fact that is has the support of some heavy industry hitters.
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Lawmakers contest Air Force personnel cuts
A number of U.S. lawmakers have gone on record with their opposition to proposed budget cuts by the Air Force.
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Cybersecurity bill slammed by privacy advocates
A proposed national blueprint for combating cyberattacks has received ample support from members of Congress and the private sector, but also has received plenty of vitriol from privacy advocates.
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A senator's inauspicious rise
Former Sen. George Mitchell recalls his first day in Congress.
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Blue Devil Block 2 airship has friends in high places
A pair of influential U.S. senators are upset about Air Force plans to cut the 370-foot-long Blue Devil Block 2 airship program and have informed the Defense Department that they believe it would be "a significant failure to stop work and not deploy" the platform to Afghanistan.
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Global Hawk has staunch defender in Congress
Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), a member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, says he will recommend continuing funding for the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft, which the Air Force plans to put into storage as a key part of a comprehensive budget-cutting effort.
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DOD vs. DHS: Who should mind the US' cyber defense?
A Senate budget hearing on the Defense Department's Strategic and Cyber commands became a duel over how the nation's cybersecurity should be structured.
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3 factors inhibit DOD cyber infrastructure defense
House and Senate budget hearings focused on defining DOD's role in defending a largely civilian cyberspace, and on the challenge of recruiting and retaining the workforce it needs.
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McCain to block DOD funding transfers
Except for emergencies, Sen. John McCain will hold up Defense Department reprogramming money until he gets a report.
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Export laws hurt US space competitiveness, lawmaker says
The U.S. government needs to repeal export laws limiting the competitiveness of U.S. firms in the international space market.
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