Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) has suggested the U.S. provide countries that could be embroiled in the Crimean crisis with tools to defend themselves against Russian’s expansion efforts. The House Intelligence Committee chairman told NBC’s “Meet the Press” he believes that economic sanctions alone will not send a tough enough message …

Investigators searching for answers to the whereabouts of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could be focusing on what happened to the flight simulator prior to the plane’s disappearance, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “They want to go through and find out, did you– …

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has said he could introduce a cybersecurity bill soon that will mandate companies and the government to share cyber attack data, The Hill reported Tuesday. Brendan Sasso writes Chambliss and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have been working with Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and …

The State Department has closed 19 U.S. consulates and embassies for a week after a National Security Agency surveillance program identified a possible al Qaeda-planned attack during the Eid’l Fitr celebration, Reuters reported Monday. Tabassum Zakaria writes a list of regions and areas where diplomatic operations have been suspended from …

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Senate Commerce Committee chairperson, said the Senate would not approve the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act but would instead draft an alternative bill, according to a Huffington Post report. Gerry Smith writes that although the senator believes in information sharing as a critical element of a …

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) wants to re-introduce cybersecurity legislation as soon as this week that originally passed through the House last spring, he told CBS News Sunday. Rogers told “Face the Nation” he and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) Rogers plan to re-introduce the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and …

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, the House’s primary panel responsible for authorizing the funding for and overseeing the execution of the U.S. government’s intelligence activities. He assumed the chairmanship in 2011 and was elected to the House in 2000. Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), …

Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) have submitted proposals to amend a bill addressing the sharing of cyber intelligence, Fierce Government IT reports. The House Intelligence Committee approved the original draft on Dec. 1. Key amendments include restrictions on the government’s capacity to apply cybersecurity intelligence for other …

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) is claiming International Traffic in Arms Regulations have directly affected U.S. space competitiveness, Defense Systems.com reported. Ruppersberger spoke at the Satellite 2012 conference March 12 in Washington. U.S. space technologies are regulated under ITAR regulations. Two decades ago, the U.S. dominated the space industry with a …

Leaders of the House Intelligence Committee introduced new legislation Wednesday which would permit the sharing of information between the government and private sector. The basis for the bill drafted by Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) is that the sharing of classified cyber threat information …