From the Activity On the Hill column in the Infragard National Members Alliance Newsletter:
A Cyber Caucus was established by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI 2nd) & Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX 10th) to pull together all of the various committees that have some type of oversight related to information security or technology. The goal is to make [...]
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A couple bills in the House intended to promote information sharing. Both have passed in the House, but haven’t yet passed in the Senate.
[Update 10/09: See also: Seven Years after 9/11, Spies Finally Forced to Share - If nothing else, the photo posted with the article is worth a smile]
1. H.R. 3815, Homeland Security Open [...]
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Impact of the bailout bill
Although it’s not directly related to homeland security, and it doesn’t change the FY2009 homeland security budget, the Economic Stabilization Plan (otherwise known as the “bailout bill”) is expected to have an effect on homeland security funding at multiple levels (see this commentary for more on the expected impacts).
[Update 10/08: Credit squeeze has yet to [...]
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