A U.S. government slide presentation shows that the Trump administration’s Golden Dome next-generation missile defense shield will include four layers: one satellite-based platform and three land-based missile systems, Reuters reported Tuesday. The
Jack Wilmer, a Defense Information Systems Agency official, has said DISA needs to field tools designed to defend Defense Department applications from potential security vulnerabilities in commercial cloud environments. Wilmer, vice director of the
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection has begun to collect public comments on a proposal to add a question to U.S. arrival and departure record forms in order to
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The U.S. Army has released a revised regulation that seeks to facilitate the reprogramming of software-based systems designed for use in cyber electromagnetic activities, the Army reported Wednesday. Bruce Woodmansee writes the
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The U.S. Agency for International Development has announced plans to invest more than $38 million in four entrepreneurship programs that aim to address food security and energy challenges in developing countries. USAID will collaborate
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The U.S. and Israel have reached an agreement that seeks to expand cyber defense collaboration between the two countries through sharing of cyber threat information. The Department of Homeland Security and Israel’s
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The Congressional Budget Office has said a Senate bill that would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to create a regulatory licensing structure for nuclear reactors that have undergone technology and design updates would cost
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The House Appropriations Committee has passed by a voice vote a bill that would allocate $41.1 billion in discretionary funds to the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2017. The committee said Wednesday the
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has requested the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the Office of Management and Budget’s oversight of the top 10 priority initiatives for information technology. House panel members
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The Defense Department has issued a policy for a voluntary program that aims to permit DoD civilian employees who are eligible for retirement to submit applications to work on a part-time basis
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Mike Poth, CEO of the First Responder Network Authority, has testified before the members of a Senate Commerce subcommittee to discuss the procurement process for the proposed national public safety broadband network
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