Congressional negotiators early Wednesday morning agreed to a fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill that directs the Pentagon to spend $100 million assessing all of its major weapon systems for cyber vulnerabilities. The Defense Department did not request the funding for FY-16, but Congress injected it amid the continued proliferation of cyber threats. "Our weapons systems must be secure against cyber warfare and cyber espionage, and the additional funding will jump-start a new line of defense against 21st century threats,"...
