Federal IT spending in 2024 request up by 13% in part thanks to cyber, CX plans

The White House plans to ask Congress for $ 74 billion in federal technology spending for civilian agencies in fiscal 2024. What is significant about that number isn’t the fact it’s a 13% increase over the 2023 request, rather it’s the specific detail the Office of Management and Budget lays out for what that increase will go toward. The most obvious breakdown is in cybersecurity spending. The Biden administration wants to increase spending to secure federal networks, applications and data to $ 12.7 billion, a 13% increase over the prior…

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Russian Cyber Trolls Watched ‘House Of Cards’ To Understand US Politics – NPR

Russian Cyber Trolls Watched 'House Of Cards' To Understand US PoliticsNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Yahoo News chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff about how Russian trolls were ordered to watch Neflix's House of Cards show to understand Americans and U.S. politics. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email. us politics – Google News

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No US-Russia cyber unit without Trump notifying Congress, bill says – Reuters

Reuters No US-Russia cyber unit without Trump notifying Congress, bill saysReuters(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would be required to notify U.S. lawmakers before creating a joint U.S.-Russia cyber security unit – an idea that has drawn criticism across the political spectrum – under legislation advancing in Congress. The …Senate bill bans Trump from establishing joint cyber unit with RussiaPress TV all 6 news articles » us congress – Google News

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