Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said in a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union†that a compromise on averting the fiscal cliff is an uncertainty, The Hill newspaper reports. Lieberman said
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The Senate rejected a cybersecurity bill Thursday and any cyber legislation will likely have to wait until 2013, The Hill newspaper reports. Ramsey Cox and Jennifer Martinez report the Cybersecurity Act, sponsored
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The Senate will start considering an updated cybersecurity bill by the end of next week, Sen. Joe Lieberman told The Hill newspaper. Lieberman, one of the bill’s sponsors, told Jennifer Martinez that Majority Leader Harry
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In an interview with The Hill newspaper, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said he expects President Barack Obama to issue a cybersecurity executive order after the State of the Union address. Carper, chairman
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he expects to restart discussion of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 after the chamber finalizes the defense and intelligence authorization bills, Federal News Radio
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The Senate failed again to move the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 forward Wednesday, National Journal reports. Josh Smith writes the vote fell nine votes short of the 60 required to invoke cloture.
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The House Intelligence Committee has wrapped up a year-long investigation into companies including Chinese telecomm firm Huawei and raised concerns about the potential for that company’s equipment to be used to spy
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Senator John McCain wrote in a blog post that many defense contractors believe that the impending sequestration could lead to serious problems both in national security and employment rates. McCain, together with Senators
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Senator John Rockefeller is asking President Obama to use his executive power to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, Federal Times reports. Rockefeller said that portions of the rejected cybersecurity act that he
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The Government Accountability Office issued a report on Aug. 1, auditing progress at the three agencies concerned with wartime contracting reforms, reports Matthew Weigelt for Washington Technology. The departments of Defense and State
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