The House Intelligence Committee was scheduled Tuesday to introduce a cybersecurity bill that would offer liability safeguards for companies that participate in government-industry threat exchange efforts, National Journal reported Tuesday. Dustin Volz
MoreRep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has said lawmakers are preparing a new bill to provide liability protections for private companies that share sensitive cyber-related information with the government, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Sean McCalley writes
MoreRep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) is proposing new measures for vendors to comply with systems interoperability standards for electronic health records as he pointed to concerns over the progress of interoperability efforts, GovInfoSecurity reported Thursday. Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
MoreThe Senate Intelligence Committee has passed legislation that authorizes the government to share cyber intelligence with the private sector, National Journal reported Thursday. Dustin Volz writes lawmakers voted 14-1 to advance the
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he believes that Congress can help strengthen U.S. cybersecurity efforts if it pushes for public-private information sharing with liability protections and notification procedures for data breach incidents. Johnson, chairman of
MoreSens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) have submitted a bill that proposes changes to some functions of agency inspectors general, investigations on IG misconduct and reporting on IG vacancies. Johnson’s office said Thursday the proposed
MoreMac Thornberry (R-Texas) has proposed to revive pre-sequestration budget caps of $566 billion for national defense and $50.9 billion for overseas operations in a move to address global threats, Defense News reported
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The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to review President Barack Obamaâs cybersecurity legislative proposal at a Feb. 25 hearing, GovInfo Security reported Wednesday. Eric Chabrow writes committee members will discuss Obamaâs push to
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President Barack Obama will take executive action to encourage sharing of cyber threat information between public and private sector organizations, Reuters reported Thursday. Joseph Menn and Roberta Rampton write President Obama is
MoreSen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) has proposed a new cybersecurity bill that pushes for threat intelligence sharing between the private sector and government by easing regulatory obstacles, National Journal reported Wednesday. Dustin Volz
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