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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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Sequester could paralyze Pentagon, CNO says
U.S. military operations could grind to a halt under sequester, says Adm. Jonathan Greenert.
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Lawmakers strum notes on dueling cyber bills
The alternative cybersecurity bill introduced by Republican senators encourages voluntary information sharing between the government and private sectors, but includes no requirements for securing privately owned critical infrastructure.
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Officials undecided about Global Hawk savings
Air Force officials have told the House Appropriation Committee's defense subcommittee that the service isn't sure what it will do with the money it saves by cutting the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft program.
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Even cyber defense is not immune to politics
The White House says a cybersecurity bill put together by GOP senators isn't tough enough.
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DOD to plan for possible deep spending cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the Defense Department will plan how to handle possible major spending cuts from a budget crisis, but hopes it won't be forced to do so.
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Senators clash over deeper defense cuts
The Senate Budget Committee chairman wants deeper cuts in the core defense budget; Panetta says that could imperil national security.
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AIA hires former House Appropriations staffer as VP
The association's new vice president of acquisition policy brings extensive legislative procurement experience.
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