House OKs $789B Fiscal 2018 Spending Package With $1.6B for Border Wall Construction
The House voted 235-192Â Thursday to pass a potential $789 billion spending package to fund the departments of Defense and Veterans ...
CSIS’ Rhys McCormick, Andrew Hunter: Army Should Prioritize ‘Critical Capability’ Deployment
Rhys McCormick and Andrew Hunter, respectively a research associate and a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, ...
DHS, USCG, Canada’s Natl Research Council Collaborate on Heavy Polar Icebreaker R&D Effort
The National Research Council of Canada has met with leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and ...
DHS Hosts Electronic Jamming Exercise for First Responders
The Department of Homeland Security has hosted a weeklong event for public safety and private organizations to test multiple strategies and technologies ...
US & Japan Affirm Int’l Cooperation, Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Cybersecurity
The governments of Japan and the U.S. have affirmed their commitment to cooperate on bilateral cyber concerns and bolster public-private ...
GAO Reports Federal Support for ‘Internet of Things’ Projects in Communities
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report that describes efforts of select federal agencies to help communities plan and ...
Rep. Will Hurd: Congress Should Fund ‘Smart’ Border Security Tech
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) has said Congress should approve funds for the Customs and Border Patrol to implement "smart" technologies to ...
Gen. John Hyten: Stratcom Forms Joint Force Component Commands As Part of Restructuring Effort
John Hyten Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, has confirmed the establishment of Joint Force Component Commands ...
House Committee Asks Tech Industry CEOs to Testify on Net Neutrality Rules
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Oregon), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has called on CEOs of several technology companies ...
NIST, DHS to Co-Host Cyber Workforce Devt Workshop in Illinois
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security have partnered to facilitate a workshop on cybersecurity workforce ...