Rep. Brian Babin new legislation to secure research efforts from potential cyberattacks. Co-authored by Reps. Roger Marshall, Randy Weber, Ralph Norman, Jim Baird and Anthony Gonzalez, the Securing American Research from Cyber Theft Act seeks to build computing environments to house sensitive projects to mitigate theft from foreign actors, the Committee on Science, Space and Technology said Monday.
Read More »Bill to Establish National Quantum Initiative Passed at House
The House has passed a bill seeking to form a White House-led office to coordinate quantum information science research and development efforts among industry, academia and government entities.
Read More »House OKs Space Commerce Legislation; Lamar Smith Comments
House members have passed a bill that streamlines the space-based remote sensing regulatory system, modifies the implementation of international regulations in the U.S., enhances national security and simplifies regulations for space operators, among other things. The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology said Tuesday the American Space Commerce Free …
Read More »Rep. Brian Babin Introduces NASA Authorization Proposal
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), chairman of the U.S. House Space Subcommittee, has introduced a bill that calls NASA to further coordinate with commercial partners in issues about space, SpaceNews reported Friday. The proposed legislation called NASA Authorization Act of 2018 will allot nearly $21 million for the space agency in …
Read More »Rep. Lamar Smith Seeks ‘Full, Thorough’ Review of Healthcare.gov Security
Some lawmakers have called on the Government Accountability Office to review Healthcare.gov’s security features with the goal of ensuring identifiable information is not at risk of being hacked or stolen, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Colby Hochmuth writes that Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and …
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