The Office of Management Budget and the Commerce Department have released a new memorandum on the enforcement and evaluation of domestic preferences in compliance with an executive order that seeks to direct federal agencies to procure U.S.-made products and materials. The memo aims to guide agencies on how to minimize …
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The Senate approved a congressional waiver to help ease the path for retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis’ confirmation as defense secretary under President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration through an 81-17 vote Thursday, Politico reported Thursday. Jeremy Herb and Connor O’Brien write the waiver legislation would exempt Mattis from a law that requires a seven-year wait for former …
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James Mattis, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general, will appear Thursday before a Senate panel hearing for his confirmation as secretary of the Defense Department but called off his attendance to a House Armed Services Committee hearing scheduled on the same day, Military Times reported Wednesday. Leo Shane III writes the appointment of …
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A Congressional Budget Office report says a requirement to replace or update information systems within a year under the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 would cost the government “hundreds of millions of dollars” over a five-year period ending in 2020. CBO also estimates that there would be significant costs associated …
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Terry Halvorsen, the Defense Department‘s chief information officer, has said that DoD will introduce measures to hold commanders and staff members accountable for incidents that result from their use of cyber networks, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. “We have not done enough to educate the command chain about what they should …
Read More » Terry Halvorsen, acting chief information officer of the U.S. Defense Department, will release a memo next month regarding changes in the agency’s method for acquiring commercial cloud services, DoD News reported Tuesday. Amaani Lyle writes Halvorsen clarified the role of the Defense Information Systems Agency as a cloud broker during …
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