Wednesday, 17 June 2015

House Adds Cybersecurity Rules To Intelligence Authorization

Law360, Washington (June 16, 2015, 7:58 PM ET) — Days after news broke of a massive hack at the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. House of Representatives added a number of measures to beef up federal cybersecurity in passing the annual intelligence authorization bill Tuesday.

The bill, which now goes over to the Senate, passed over Democratic objections to using wartime contingency funds to get around sequestration caps and restrictions on closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Both parties agreed the federal government needs to step up its efforts to address gaps in the federal…

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