House Armed Services Panel Proposes $696B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2018
The House Armed Services Committee has introduced a bill that would allocate $621.5 billion in defense base budget and $75...
Report: VA Outlines Efforts to Address Inspector General’s 33 Cybersecurity Recommendations
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ office of information and technology has asked VA’s inspector general to close 18 out of...
Senate Bill Seeks to Advance Traffic Management, Federal Spectrum Policy for Drones
Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would direct the secretary of the Transportation Department to collaborate with NASA...
NASA Awards University of Oklahoma $161M Contract for Atmospheric Carbon Cycle Observatory Devt
NASA has awarded the University of Oklahoma in Norman a potential $161 million contract to develop a geostationary instrument that...
Online Trust Alliance Audit: 60% of Federal Sites Get Failing Scores in Privacy, Security
A new audit report by Online Trust Alliance has found that 60 percent of federal websites failed in terms of...
Rep. Mac Thornberry: HASC’s FY 2018 NDAA Contains Acquisition Reform, Missile Defense Provisions
Mac Thornberry Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has said his panel’s $640 billion defense spending...
James Mattis: US, China Declare North Korea’s Nuclear Missile Program a Threat to APAC Security
James Mattis Defense Secretary James Mattis has said both U.S. and Chinese officials attested that North Korea’s nuclear missile efforts...
DHS’ Jeanette Manfra: Russia Targeted Election Systems in 21 States
Federal officials told lawmakers at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday they have determined that Russia interfered with election-related platforms prior...
Kevin Cox: DHS Eyes Cloud Deployment for Federal CDM Dashboard
The Department of Homeland Security considers plans to field the federal dashboard for continuous diagnostics and mitigation in the cloud,...
David Norquist: DoD to Undergo Full-Scale Audit in 2018
David Norquist, Defense Department undersecretary and comptroller, has said DoD’s components and financial statements are scheduled to undergo full audits in...