New Cybersecurity Bill on the Way?
The House Oversight and Government Reform committee is set to vote on a new cybersecurity overhaul by as early as next week. If approved, it would go to the House floor by Memorial Day. Some key points in the bill:
- create a cybersecurity czar nominated by the President and approved by the Senate
- require agencies to send IT security budgets to the czar for approval
- require IT security provisions in government contracts
- require live, automated reporting from the agencies to speed up response time
The Obama Administration has been pushing for cybersecurity reform since last year.
