Senate panel approves defense policy bill with call for studying feasibility of national cyber director

By Charlie Mitchell / June 11, 2020 at 1:07 PM
The annual defense policy bill approved Wednesday night by the Senate Armed Services Committee includes provisions to implement 11 of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendations, including a call for studying "the feasibility and advisability" of creating of a national cybersecurity director. The Senate committee today issued a 20-page summary of its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, which was approved last night on a 25-2 vote during a closed mark-up. Bill text will be available when the...

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