FDD's Montgomery evaluates cyber provisions in compromise defense policy bill package

By Sara Friedman / December 11, 2023 at 12:39 PM
Mark Montgomery of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies struck a positive tone on the House-Senate compromise version of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill, while noting that some cyber provisions didn’t make the final cut. “Overall, I was happy to see another productive [defense authorization bill] in terms of cybersecurity related provisions. One broad concern is that this year's [policy bill] supported fewer national security cyber issues outside DOD's direct purview, a result of House Rules guidance, and...

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