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House and Senate appropriators cut DHS cybersecurity funding
House appropriations also voted to approve $241 million for the DHS OCIO an amount $71.1 million less than the request.
Schaffer: DHS expanding private sector cybersecurity pilots
Success with a financial sector cybersecurity pilot has led the Homeland Security Department to expand information sharing and response coordination efforts to additional industrial sectors, a top
CSIS: DHS contractor spending mostly stable since 2004
Spending on contractors at the Homeland Security Department has been "notably stable," with the most fluctuation occurring in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, finds a Center for Strategic and
FPS risk-based posture awaits a second try for IT system
The Federal Protective Service can't currently assume a risk-based posture when it comes to allocating resources across 9,000 federal buildings nationwide due to a failed information technology
ACAMS cybersecurity weaknesses puts critical infrastructure data at risk, says OIG
System configuration and account access control deficiencies in a Homeland Security Department web portal meant to help state and local governments build critical infrastructure and key resource
Federal government has dot-secure Internet domain under consideration
The federal government is considering creation of a separate Internet domain for private sector critical infrastructure, one that would be subject to monitoring by the government for cyber threats, a
Reitinger: Cybersecurity bill applies 'light touch' to private sector regulation
Cybersecurity legislation proposed by the Obama administration seeks to take a "light touch" when regulating privately-owned critical infrastructure, said Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary for
Senate Appropriations Committee unveils omnibus
Senate appropriators revealed Dec. 14 details of their proposed $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2011. The combined spending bill would fund the federal government at a level $29
Congress makes a pass at funding fiscal 2011
With only weeks remaining in the current legislative session and no annual spending bill yet approved by both chambers, some Congressmen are trying nonetheless to get a fiscal 2011 spending bill
McConnell: Secure Internet requires government role
A secure Internet requires government participation in network security, said a top Homeland Security Department official while speaking at an industry event Nov. 4. "The market will not solve all
