Senate delays consideration of defense bill with landmark cyber provisions

/ September 6, 2017 at 10:47 AM
With hurricane relief and budget issues pushing to the top of the agenda, the Senate has delayed debate on the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill, which includes a landmark cyber strategy and doctrine pushed by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ), among other cyber provisions. The defense measure is now expected to come to the floor next week, according to committee sources, but that has yet to be confirmed by the Senate leadership. The Senate was supposed...

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