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  • Federal News Radio Column: Cyber inaction may be our Achilles' heel
    Oct 24, 2012  - By Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) Special to Federal News Radio Original column can be found here. The nature of national security challenges is constantly changing. Over the centuries, our weapons have become more advanced, the strategies we use more complex and the battlefields on which we fight mo... More
  • The Hill: Failure to act on cybersecurity puts nation at risk
    Aug 3, 2012  - At a time when the House, Senate, and White House have been unable to come to agreement on a host of issues, the bipartisan consensus on the need to act on cybersecurity has offered some hope for action. The inability of the Senate to proceed to debate the various proposals is thus particularly disa... More
  • Thornberry warns residents about criminals posing as federal agents
    Jun 21, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) is warning 13th district residents that criminals posing as Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or other law enforcement agencies are extorting money from the public. “We became aware of this scam when a constituent turned to our off... More
  • Thornberry praises passage of annual defense bill
    May 18, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement praising House passage of the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310): "This is a strong, bipartisan bill that supports our troops and their missions. At the same ti... More
  • Funding for Projects at Pantex, Bell Helicopter in Defense Bill
    May 10, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56 to 5. The bill authorizes $642 billion in total spending for the Depa... More
  • Annual defense bill headed for the House floor
    May 10, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56 to 5. The bill authorizes $642 billion in total spending for the Depa... More
  • House passes bills to improve nation's cybersecurity
    Apr 27, 2012  - In an effort to begin addressing the nation’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a number of bills to help protect private and public computer networks. Passage of the bills follows nearly a year of work on the issue in the House, led in part by area Congre... More
  • Thornberry receives national honor for policy work
    Feb 29, 2012  - U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) has received a national award for his work in cybersecurity. Yesterday, The RSA Conference, which is the world’s leading information security conference and exposition, announced that Thornberry was being honored with its “Excellence in the Field of Public P... More
  • Thornberry hopeful about prospects for cyber legislation
    Feb 14, 2012  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry, the leader of the House Cybersecurity Task Force, made the following comments about the Senate introduction of the "Cybersecurity Act of 2012" (S. 2105) authored by Senators Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Dianne Feinste... More
  • Thornberry Statement on Small Business Cyber Hearing
    Dec 1, 2011  - Statement of Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13) before the House Committee On Small Business Subcommittee On Healthcare and Technology United States House Of Representatives December 1, 2011 Chairwoman Ellmers, Ranking Member Richmond, and Members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to offer ... More


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