The House's version of the annual defense policy bill includes a provision authorizing the Defense Department to expand a program that introduces university students to some of the Pentagon's most pressing problems. Lawmakers adopted an amendment introduced by Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) into the House's fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill for the "establishment and expansion" of the Hacking for Defense program. The provision allows the defense secretary to expend up to $15 million on the Hacking for Defense program,...
