The U.S. Congress has passed legislation authorizing funding for future intelligence programs within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency and CIA, The Hill reported Tuesday. Cristina Marcos reports the bill approves spending for those programs through fiscal year 2015 and will now …

House Intelligence Committee leaders have introduced a bill that seeks to place new limitations on the National Security Agency‘s phone and electronic data surveillance program, Politico reported Tuesday. Tony Romm writes that Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) unveiled the bipartisan legislation Tuesday. The End Bulk Collection …

Representative Dutch Ruppersberger, House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee ranking member has met with the Chinese equivalent of the NSA director. Ruppersburger said the head of the PLA’s General Staff Department’s Third Department wanted to work more closely with the NSA, according to an AOL Defense article. The Md. lawmaker said he was …

Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger is refining a system that he wants to replace the National Security Agency‘s practice of collecting Americans’ phone data in bulk, the Washington Post reports. Ellen Nakashima writes that by announcing he is crafting the system into legislation, Ruppersberger became the first of the four congressional intelligence panel …

Reps. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.; Will Hurd, R-Texas and two-time Wash100 Award recipient; Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; John Katko, R-N.Y.; and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md. have jointly introduced a bill that aims to establish a new cybersecurity executive role in the White House.

Several House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allocate $28 billion in federal funds to modernize and improve the security of information technology systems of state and local government agencies in response to a recommendation by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission in a recent white paper.

The U.S. Naval Academy has started construction work on a $106 million facility on its campus in Annapolis, Maryland to house classes and research work for students in the field of cybersecurity. The Navy said Thursday this multi-story academic building will include classrooms, a lecture hall, research labs, a research and testing …

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) is calling on both chambers of Congress to begin considering a comprehensive cybersecurity bill before August, Defense News reported Wednesday. John Bennett writes that Rogers, House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member …

This is the second part of interview with Joe Kernan, vice president of business development at SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2), on his company’s non-profit organization NS2 Serves, and its mission to train veterans in IT and help them gain employment after service. Kernan previously caught up with ExecutiveBiz …

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, will not seek re-election as he plans to host a nationally syndicated radio talk show on Cumulus Radio starting in January, the Detroit News reported Friday. Rogers has represented Michigan’s eighth congressional district since 2001 and will be the third member …