The law required that the president obtain Congressional authorization before entering a war and that he keep Congress informed about what was going on.

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But CALEA required law enforcement to obtain further authorization, though Zwillinger says it failed to specifically require a warrant, leaving the issue unresolved and interpreted differently in different states.

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With FedRAMP, we have established a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services which every agency will be required to use.

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This move clearly indicates that the risk-reward balance for leveraging cloud computing for public websites for DHS is favorable when using the GSA IaaS BPA. Providers under this contract are required to comply with the yet to be finalized, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP).

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The defense authorization bill flopped with a 240-156 vote, 24 short of the two-thirds majority required to override a veto.

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