Funding DOD through CRs could scuttle cyber certification program, Arrington warns

By Rick Weber / October 18, 2019 at 12:09 PM
The Pentagon's landmark cybersecurity certification program could be scuttled if Congress ends up funding the military through a series of continuing resolutions until after the election, according to Defense Department Special Assistant for Cybersecurity Katie Arrington. "Call your congressmen, and have them pass the defense budget," she told software and security industry officials in the hallway following remarks at the Consortium for Information and Software Quality meeting Wednesday. Arrington issued the plea in response to a political standoff on Capitol...

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