The FBI and the State Department are helping to lead a global law enforcement forum on diamond trafficking, illegal trade and threat financing which will run until Thursday. The FBI said Tuesday the Europol-hosted forum will focus
MoreThe House Appropriations Committee has introduced a new fiscal year 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that would provide $52 billion in discretionary and overseas contingency operations funds to address global instability
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen discussed cooperation on maritime security and counterterrorism activities as the U.S. and Singapore work to advance diplomatic relations, DoD News reported Friday. Lisa
MoreThe White House has threatened to veto a Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2017 over provisions that would impose organizational changes at the Pentagon and block planned closure of
MoreChristopher Painter, State Department coordinator for cyber issues, has said cybersecurity efforts should focus on effects because similar tactics could be used to secure or harm networks, Defense Systems reported Wednesday. Mark Pomerleau writes Painter told
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The Congressional Budget Office has said a proposed Senate bill that would authorize the State Department to use cost-technical tradeoff contracts to designate guards at overseas posts would cost approximately $47 million to implement from
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William Lay will retire from the State Department as deputy chief information officer for information assurance and chief information security officer, Fedscoop reported Friday. Shaun Waterman writes Lay will leave the department on
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House lawmakers have cleared a $622.1 million funding package for response efforts that aim to help mitigate the threat from the Zika virus and prevent its spread. The Zika Response Appropriations Act received a vote
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The State Department has gathered 130 foreign service officers in Washington for a week-long cybersecurity training program, FCW reported Friday. Aisha Chowdhry writes the FSOs will receive briefings from officials at the
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Alec Ross, a former senior adviser for innovation at the State Department, has said the U.S. should consider working with other countries to establish a treaty that will govern cyberwarfare, FedTech reported Wednesday. Phil Goldstein
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