Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has reintroduced legislation that would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to update Federal acquisition policies so that all federal contractors are required to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs) that comply with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines.   […]

Think-tank panelists at a Jan. 29 Congressional Internet Caucus Academy event talked about possible avenues for artificial intelligence development and Federal cybersecurity improvements during the 119th Congress.   […]

Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., on Jan. 23 reintroduced his Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) against the CCP Act, which would create a working group within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to monitor and respond to threats from China. […]

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Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., along with Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, reintroduced legislation this week that aims to protect Americans from their snooping appliances. […]

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Two pieces of legislation with significant Federal IT implications successfully completed the long legislative process in late December, while a third such bill has been sent to the White House and still requires President Biden’s signature before becoming law. […]

The Senate voted today to approve the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today by an 85-14 vote, sending the annual defense policy bill to President Biden’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. […]

A group of Senate Democrats today pushed to pass a bill that would block the incoming Trump administration from enacting a new Schedule F classification for Federal employees, but ultimately failed in that effort as the motion was shot down by Republicans on the Senate floor. […]

Illicit drone use in the U.S. is on the rise and House lawmakers want to ensure Federal agencies have the power to successfully counter drone threats, saying it is “imperative” to pass new legislation to ensure current drone-countering authorities are extended. […]

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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today unveiled draft legislation that would light a fire under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to create a tough new set of cybersecurity rules for telecommunications services providers following news in October of China-sponsored Salt Typhoon hacks into the networks of several big U.S. carriers including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen. […]

After months of back-and-forth, the House and Senate have finally reached a compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, agreeing on key provisions for artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and a historic pay raise for junior service members. […]

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New legislation introduced to the Senate on Tuesday would provide $2.7 billion in Federal funding to boost quantum research and development (R&D) at Federal science agencies and government funded research centers over the next five years.   […]

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Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday that would increase the maximum penalties for various kinds of fraud committed with the help of AI technology. […]

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House last week would direct the Department of Justice (DoJ) to create a public-facing Federal database that shares information on human trafficking in the United States.  […]

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A new Senate bill is aiming to make taxpayers’ lives easier by requiring the Internal Revenue Service to create a dashboard that increases accessibility of online tax refund information by showing tax return backlogs and wait times.  […]

A bipartisan pair of senators is pushing the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide more information on its efforts to advance quantum sensing technology – something the senators note is necessary to protect U.S. national security and outpace potential threats from China. […]

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