Policy

New Senate bill seeks to make federal agencies track value of their contracts

A bill recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) – the Improving Contracting Outcomes Act of 2024 – aims…

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DHS Cyber Safety Review Board blames corporate culture for 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online incident

Following an independent review of the Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion in summer 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

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House Republicans seek review of National Institutes of Health research safeguards

In a letter to the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO), House Republican leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee and its…

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Air Force introduces cold weather special duty pay for those stationed in North Dakota

Beginning this July, the U.S. Air Force will allot special cold weather pay for those eligible airmen and guardians stationed…

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DoD’s Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy calls for strengthened structures, collaboration

With the recent release of its Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) Strategy, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sought…

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CISA seeks public input on new cybersecurity incident, ransomware reporting plans

As required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…

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FY 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill contains expansions for North Dakota’s military role

Following the recent passage of the fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) began a statewide…

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Sen. Barrasso raises concerns over DOE’s ability to protect AI R&D from China

With artificial intelligence (AI) the increasing focus of interest for Washington and private companies, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) this…

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Senate advances legislation that emphasizes federal building security

The Senate greenlit the Federal Building Security Act (S. 3613) this week, moving to the House’s consideration a bill that…

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Senate bill seeks to compel national security risk analysis of economic integration with China

A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced the American Economic Independence Act, which would require the president to provide Congress…

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