President Biden made a surprise visit to the home of Hallie Biden late Sunday, days before she is scheduled to testify as a critical witness for the prosecution in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, which starts next week. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is making progress toward deploying, onto agency systems, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools. CISA Director Jen Easterly said her agency has completed EDR deployments at eight federal agencies, with five more in progress. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee yesterday, Easterly said the EDR tools allow CISA to identify cyber attacks on agency networks within minutes. Within just the last six months, Easterly said the cyber agency has detected more than 1,900 threats on federal networks using the new tools. (Witness testimony…
Read More...The Department of Veterans Affairs, facing an increased workload as more veterans seek VA health care and benefits, is prepared to significantly staff up under the Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 budget request. The VA in its fiscal 2024 budget request is looking to grow its workforce to 453,834 employees — a more than 4.5% increase from current staffing levels. Since 2019, the VA has added the equivalent of more than 78,000 full-time employees. The Biden administration is proposing a $ 351.1 billion total budget for VA in 2024 — more…
Read More...Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his legacy and made a final plea for Americans to get an updated COVID-19 booster Tuesday in a White House sendoff after nearly 40 years as the top infectious diseases researcher at the National Institutes of Health. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...After spending the last year revamping the Defense Department’s sexual assault prosecution avenues, Congressional leaders are now diving into the complex patchwork of legalities surrounding the issue in the National Guard. Lawmakers are concerned that the hybrid nature of the National Guard is leaving gaps in DoD and law enforcement’s ability to oversee and bring legal proceedings against sexual assault offenders. “The individual stories of Guard personnel caught in a web of confusing bureaucracy are harrowing,” Rep. Jackie Speier, chairwoman of the House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee said during a…
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