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The House has passed a bipartisan bill that would direct the Department of Homeland Security to formulate and implement a comprehensive plan to help the U.S. address security vulnerabilities that threaten critical infrastructure systems. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) is the main sponsor of the Cybersecurity Strategy Act and he said …

Leaders from several defense and aerospace trade groups have called on Congress to begin negotiations on a bipartisan multi-year budget deal for fiscal year 2016 in order to prevent a continuing resolution that would extend current funding levels. In a letter published Monday on the National Defense Industrial Association website, executives from NDIA and …

Four members of Congress have proposed a bill that would incentivize federal agencies to sell some airwave holdings for commercial wireless use, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Mario Trujillo writes the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act is designed to encourage agencies to give up their bandwidth by offering them a stake …

Congress should move swiftly and pass a bill that would bolster the nation’s cybersecurity before lawmakers adjourn for midterm campaigning, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson writes in an opinion piece for The Hill newspaper. Johnson says cyber-dependent systems are vulnerable to data theft, espionage and disruptive attacks, and needs protection …

A bipartisan agreement was reached in the Senate Thursday to provide military veterans an option to receive medical care at hospitals other than those run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Ed O’Keefe writes the deal seeks to address lengthy wait times for service members …

Senate and House appropriators released details of a $1.1 trillion spending package deal Monday night and their proposal seeks to restore funding for some domestic programs, Politico reported Monday. David Rogers writes the bill would raise the budget for the Head Start early-education initiative by 13 percent to $8.6 billion …

A bipartisan House of Representatives group has asked the Pentagon to clarify its reasons for imposing furloughs on civilian employees who work for entities funded by working capital funds, GovExec reported Wednesday. Kellie Lunney writes a group of 31 House lawmakers wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel asking if …