Congress fully funds DOD's cyberspace request, seeks more clarity

By Jordana Mishory / May 4, 2017 at 7:00 AM
Congress has fully funded the Pentagon's request of $6.7 billion for cyberspace activities for the services and defense agencies in a proposed spending agreement released this week, and are directing the chief information officer to enhance clarity for lawmakers on these budget lines. According to the bill, which would fund the government through September, the amount for cyberspace activities is $992 million more than what was enacted in fiscal year 2016. "While the service and defense-wide budget justification material, as...

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