The Senate confirmed Eric Fanning as secretary of the U.S. Army through a unanimous voice vote Tuesday, Reuters reported Tuesday. Patricia Zengerle writes Fanning, a former undersecretary of the Air Force and chief of
MoreThe U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that seeks to amend the Freedom of Information Act and is sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn and Patrick Leahy and co-sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, Chris Coons, Debra Fischer and
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A bipartisan group of senators that includes Brian Schatz, Deb Fischer, Cory Booker and Kelly Ayotte has introduced a bill that seeks to build on a U.S. Senate resolution passed in March 2015 that
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has urged fellow senators to cooperate with each other and pass the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act before they adjourn Friday for a summer recess, The Hill
MoreAlejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, has warned that Senate’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act would curb privacy rights and complicate threat intelligence exchange efforts, National Journal reported Monday. Kaveh
MoreThe Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a bipartisan bill that seeks to enhance existing procedures and requirements to help detect and curb improper payments by federal agencies. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) co-authored
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Sixty-eight security analysts, technology firms and civil society organizations have formed a coalition to block passage of a Senate bill that calls for cyber threat intelligence sharing between the government and industry.
MoreA lobbying group for federal information technology contractors has said it has no considerable objections to any provisions in both House and Senate versions of new defense authorization bills, Federal News Radio
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Senators have gone into recess before the midterm elections without holding a full chamber vote on several of President Barack Obama’s high-level appointees, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Emily Kopp writes Carolyn
MoreThe Senate voted unanimously on Friday to pass a bill that would give the Department of Homeland Security more power to recruit and retain cybersecurity talent, GovInfoSecurity reported Saturday. Eric Chabrow writes
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