Wearable Army Stress Sensors, Avoiding Cyber Conflict With China, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news:

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is seeking wearable stress sensors powered by soldiers. More here.
During a visit by a visit by a Chinese defense minister, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said that the US and China must work together to avoid unleashing their formidable cyber warfare capabilities against each other. More here.
A proposed 2013 spending bill by the House Appropriations Committee would increase Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity funding by 63% to $791 million. More here.
House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Howard McKeon pushed for a clause in the draft bill of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013 which confirms that the Department of Defense has the authority to conduct cyber operations. More here.
Making businesses bear the cost of regulation has sparked debate about the Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity legislation. More here.