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Proposed ‘Hack-Back’ Bill Tells DHS To Study Allowing Companies To Retaliate

Proposed ‘Hack-Back’ Bill Tells DHS To Study Allowing Companies To Retaliate
Proposed ‘Hack-Back’ Bill Tells DHS To Study Allowing Companies To Retaliate

“So what will happen is you’ll be destroying your grandmother’s computer in Kansas that has been taken over,” cyber policy expert Herb Lin said. “It’s not clear to me that that’s the best way.”

SASC Adds $25 Billion To NDAA In Bipartisan Vote

SASC Adds $25 Billion To NDAA In Bipartisan Vote
SASC Adds $25 Billion To NDAA In Bipartisan Vote

One of Washington’s savviest budget experts says this move on the National Defense Authorization Act  by the SASC means “$25 billion in additional spending above the President’s request is very likely now the ceiling for negotiations going forward,” Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute says.

HASC Task Force: Six Ways To Limit DoD’s Dependence On Chinese Parts

HASC Task Force: Six Ways To Limit DoD’s Dependence On Chinese Parts
HASC Task Force: Six Ways To Limit DoD’s Dependence On Chinese Parts

“The COVID-19 pandemic likewise taught the United States and our allies that adversaries, particularly China, are capable of weaponizing supply chain vulnerabilities to threaten our national security should they choose to,” the Task Force’s report says.

Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Notification Of Cyber Incidents Within 24 Hours

Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Notification Of Cyber Incidents Within 24 Hours
Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Notification Of Cyber Incidents Within 24 Hours

“We shouldn’t be relying on voluntary reporting to protect our critical infrastructure,” Sen. Warner said.

CAPE’s TacAir ‘Affordability’ Insights Out In Fall

CAPE’s TacAir ‘Affordability’ Insights Out In Fall
CAPE’s TacAir ‘Affordability’ Insights Out In Fall

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is “critical to being able to execute the emerging operational concepts” being honed by the Joint Staff for future conflict, Joseph Nogueira, acting CAPE director, says.

Navy Lays Out Plan To Close The Strike Fighter Gap Four Years Early

Navy Lays Out Plan To Close The Strike Fighter Gap Four Years Early
Navy Lays Out Plan To Close The Strike Fighter Gap Four Years Early

A senior naval aviation officer says a change to the F-35C squadrons, additional reserve aircraft from other services and a successful maintenance program will be key to resolving the longstanding shortfall.

Who’s Who in Defense: Thom Tillis, Ranking Member, SASC  Personnel Subcommittee

Who’s Who in Defense: Thom Tillis, Ranking Member, SASC  Personnel Subcommittee
Who’s Who in Defense: Thom Tillis, Ranking Member, SASC Personnel Subcommittee

The six-member Personnel Subcommittee has oversight of all matters relating to active and reserve military personnel.

SCO, Navy Eye More Unmanned Overlord Demonstrations

SCO, Navy Eye More Unmanned Overlord Demonstrations
SCO, Navy Eye More Unmanned Overlord Demonstrations

Overlord is the Pentagon’s somewhat secretive USV development program to inform the technology and capabilities that will one day be aboard most unmanned Navy ships and subs.

Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule

Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule
Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule

Kendall and Shyu each have acquiesced to Warren’s request that they “extend their ethics agreements / industry recusals from two years to four years, and to avoid seeking a waiver to their ethics agreements,” said a congressional aide familiar with the issue.

HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition

HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition
HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition

Space Force Plans for a new Space Systems Command “consist primarily of renaming the Space and Missile Systems Center” and do not “resolve the fundamental issues of overlap and duplication in roles,” the HAC report says.

Appropriators Increase Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Cut Missiles And Ammo

Appropriators Increase Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Cut Missiles And Ammo
Appropriators Increase Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Cut Missiles And Ammo

The HAC report rebukes the Air Force for a lack of transparency in shifting spending on prototyping of hypersonic missiles.

House Appropriators Carve Out $1.5B For DDG Navy Failed To Fund

House Appropriators Carve Out $1.5B For DDG Navy Failed To Fund
House Appropriators Carve Out $1.5B For DDG Navy Failed To Fund

House lawmakers are irritated by the service’s choice to request a DDG-51 Flight III destroyer on their annual wish list, rather than design a budget that incorporated it.

House Appropriators Threaten To Cut Guam Missile Defense Funds

House Appropriators Threaten To Cut Guam Missile Defense Funds
House Appropriators Threaten To Cut Guam Missile Defense Funds

Overall, House Appropriators are looking at increasing procurement funding at the cost of research dollars.

Who’s Who in Defense: Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair, SASC  Personnel Subcommittee

Who’s Who in Defense: Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair, SASC  Personnel Subcommittee
Who’s Who in Defense: Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair, SASC Personnel Subcommittee

Gillibrand chairs a subcommittee with jurisdiction over matters relating to military and DoD civilian personnel policies, including military healthcare, education, and compensation and benefits.