Pentagon chief asks Congress to not hinder cyber defenseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asked Congress to halt pending legislation that would compel the U.S. to alert foreign governments when the Pentagon has decided to combat certain cyber attacks, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.  The letter, sent to members of Congress on Tuesday and seen by Reuters, comes as lawmaker’s finalize the Department of Defense’s 2018 spending plan, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018, or NDAA.  “The nature of cyber-attacks is ever evolving, and we need to maintain our ability to take decisive action against this increasingly dangerous threat,” Mattis wrote. Language in a draft of the NDAA says that when a cyber attack transits a third party country’s infrastructure or relies upon its networks the U.S. should encourage that nation to take action to eliminate the threat. However, the draft NDAA say the U.S. reserves the right to act unilaterally if needed. Mattis’ letter, dubbed the “heartburn” letter because it highlights the Pentagon’s concerns with the budget, has often been used by previous Pentagon chiefs to attempt to influence lawmakers’ legislation while it is still under consideration.  In the letter, Mattis repeated an earlier request to Congress that they consider closing bases in 2021, for an estimated savings of $2 billion annually. Congress, fearful of the economic impact from base closings in their districts, are generally not sympathetic to those efforts.  Mattis also said he opposed the formation of an additional military service dubbed Space Corps, which he called an “additional organizational layer.” Space Corps would be a new military branch and absorb the Air Force’s military efforts in space. The U.S. Senate passed its version of a $700 billion defense policy bill in September backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military but setting the stage for a battle over government spending levels. The House of Representatives passed its version of the NDAA at a similar spending level in July. The two versions are now being reconciled before Congress can consider a final version. A fight over spending is expected because Senate Democrats have vowed to block big increases in funds for the military if spending caps on non-defense programs are not eased as well.  The two versions of the bill increase military spending well beyond what current spending caps allow. politicsNews
pentagon chief asks congress hinder cyber defensewashington reuters secretary defense james mantis week asked congress halt pending legislation would compel alert foreign governments pentagon decided combat certain cyber attacks according letter sent lawmakers the letter sent members congress tuesday seen reuters comes lawmaker finalize department defense spending plan also known national defense authorization act fiscal year ncaa the nature ever evolving need maintain ability take decisive action increasingly dangerous threat mantis wrote language draft ncaa says cyber attack transit third party country infrastructure relies upon networks encourage nation take action eliminate threat however draft ncaa say reserves right act unilaterally needed mantis letter dubbed heartburn letter highlights pentagon concerns budget often used previous pentagon chiefs attempt influence lawmakers legislation still consideration in letter mantis repeated earlier request congress consider closing bases estimated savings billion annually congress fearful economic impact base closing districts generally sympathetic efforts mantis also said opposed formation additional military service dubbed space corps called additional organizational space corps would new military branch absorb air force military efforts space the senate passed version billion defense policy bill september backing president donald trump call bigger stronger military setting stage battle government spending levels the house representatives passed version ncaa similar spending level july the two versions reconciled congress consider final version a fight spending expected senate democrats vowed block big increases funds military spending caps programs eased well the two versions bill increase military spending well beyond current spending caps allow politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Pentagon chief asks Congress to not hinder cyber defenseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asked Congress to halt pending legislation that would compel the U.S. to alert foreign governments when the Pentagon has decided to combat certain cyber attacks, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.  The letter, sent to members of Congress on Tuesday and seen by Reuters, comes as lawmaker’s finalize the Department of Defense’s 2018 spending plan, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018, or NDAA.  “The nature of cyber-attacks is ever evolving, and we need to maintain our ability to take decisive action against this increasingly dangerous threat,” Mattis wrote. Language in a draft of the NDAA says that when a cyber attack transits a third party country’s infrastructure or relies upon its networks the U.S. should encourage that nation to take action to eliminate the threat. However, the draft NDAA say the U.S. reserves the right to act unilaterally if needed. Mattis’ letter, dubbed the “heartburn” letter because it highlights the Pentagon’s concerns with the budget, has often been used by previous Pentagon chiefs to attempt to influence lawmakers’ legislation while it is still under consideration.  In the letter, Mattis repeated an earlier request to Congress that they consider closing bases in 2021, for an estimated savings of $2 billion annually. Congress, fearful of the economic impact from base closings in their districts, are generally not sympathetic to those efforts.  Mattis also said he opposed the formation of an additional military service dubbed Space Corps, which he called an “additional organizational layer.” Space Corps would be a new military branch and absorb the Air Force’s military efforts in space. The U.S. Senate passed its version of a $700 billion defense policy bill in September backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military but setting the stage for a battle over government spending levels. The House of Representatives passed its version of the NDAA at a similar spending level in July. The two versions are now being reconciled before Congress can consider a final version. A fight over spending is expected because Senate Democrats have vowed to block big increases in funds for the military if spending caps on non-defense programs are not eased as well.  The two versions of the bill increase military spending well beyond what current spending caps allow. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: pentagon chief asks congress hinder cyber defensewashington reuters secretary defense james mantis week asked congress halt pending legislation would compel alert foreign governments pentagon decided combat certain cyber attacks according letter sent lawmakers the letter sent members congress tuesday seen reuters comes lawmaker finalize department defense spending plan also known national defense authorization act fiscal year ncaa the nature ever evolving need maintain ability take decisive action increasingly dangerous threat mantis wrote language draft ncaa says cyber attack transit third party country infrastructure relies upon networks encourage nation take action eliminate threat however draft ncaa say reserves right act unilaterally needed mantis letter dubbed heartburn letter highlights pentagon concerns budget often used previous pentagon chiefs attempt influence lawmakers legislation still consideration in letter mantis repeated earlier request congress consider closing bases estimated savings billion annually congress fearful economic impact base closing districts generally sympathetic efforts mantis also said opposed formation additional military service dubbed space corps called additional organizational space corps would new military branch absorb air force military efforts space the senate passed version billion defense policy bill september backing president donald trump call bigger stronger military setting stage battle government spending levels the house representatives passed version ncaa similar spending level july the two versions reconciled congress consider final version a fight spending expected senate democrats vowed block big increases funds military spending caps programs eased well the two versions bill increase military spending well beyond current spending caps allow politicsnews