Congressional negotiators include McCain cyber doctrine in final defense bill package

/ November 8, 2017 at 6:07 PM
The final version of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill incorporates a landmark cybersecurity doctrine and strategy that would compel the federal government to develop a comprehensive deterrence strategy, according to the House and Senate Armed Services committees' conference report summaries unveiled today. The summaries come after weeks of negotiations between the House and Senate on the bill. The cyber doctrine was contained in the Senate's version of the defense bill and was a top priority for Senate Armed...

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