Langevin: DOD needs to better justify cyber and IT budget request

By Jaspreet Gill / June 30, 2021 at 2:08 PM
The top lawmaker on the House Armed Services cyber and technology subcommittee on Tuesday expressed frustration with the Defense Department's fiscal year 2022 budget request for cybersecurity and IT, arguing it doesn't contain much substance and is a near carbon-copy of last year's request. The Pentagon requested a total of $50.6 billion in information technology and cyberspace activities funding for FY-22. The $10.4 billion cyber budget request includes $5.5 billion for cybersecurity, $4.3 billion for cyberspace operations and $510.9 million...

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