National Journal’s Shane Harris: Issues in Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is one of most important issues being discussed in national security. Since…

NIST Role in Cyber Security Could Expand

A bill cleared a House subcommittee yesterday that could alter the role that the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) will play in cyber security. The Technology and Innovation Subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee approved the bill that would make NIST responsible for coordinating the US government effort in establishing international cyber security standards.

The bill, titled the “Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act,” also…

Members of Congrss Call for Cyber Security Review

Members of the House of Representatives called for a comprehensive review of cyber security policies for Congress on Friday. The push for a review follows the recent revelations that a confidential report of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct was leaked on the internet via peer-to-peer file sharing software.

The report, from July, listed several democrat representatives who were under investigation for ties to a lobbying firm….

Government Cyber Spending to Increase Drastically

According to research conducted by the analytic firm Input, government spending on cyber security will increase at a compound rate of 8.1 percent between 2009 and 2014. Funding for contracted work will increase $3.8 billion from 2009 to 2014.

Government spending on general IT products and services will also increase by 3.5 percent for the same time period. The estimates were calculated by looking at present contracts and…

Bill to Increase DHS Funding for Cyber

Congress has approved a bill increasing the Department of Homeland Security’s budget by 6.6 percent for 2010. The bill includes an 27 percent increase for cyber security.

The bill has been sent to President Obama for his approval. The total bill, authorizing $42.8 billion, is slightly below Obama’s requested$43.1 billion. The larger provision of funds to cyber security is relatively consistent with the administration’s increased focus on the…

Subcommittee Approves Bill to Increase Cybersecurity Capability

A bill to increase research and funding for cyber security was passed unanimously by the House Science Research Subcommittee.

The bill requires DoD, NSF and DHS to develop programs to increase cybersecurity research and to authorize and grant funding for cybersecurity training.

The prospective legislation is meant to help better secure cyberspace by helping more potential cyber professionals receive training while also conducting long-term research on cyber threats and…

Cybersecurity Experts: Government’s Role in Cybersecurity Needs Expansion

Experts from across industry and academia told a house subcommittee today that the government’s role in cybersecurity research, development, and education needs to be expanded and improved.

Cybersecurity experts told the House Science and Technology Committee’s Research and Science Education Subcommittee that government-funded cybersecurity R&D programs and interface with the private sector with respect to those projects should be enhanced. They added that formal, public cybersecurity education programs should be bolstered.

Obama said May…