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Bipartisan Bill Reintroduce In Congress To Help States Bolster Cyber Security

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

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Bipartisan Bill Reintroduce In Congress To Help States Bolster Cyber Security

A bipartisan bill that would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to manage a grant program to help state, local and tribal governments bolster their cyber security was reintroduced in the House and Senate this week. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) introduced the State Cyber Resiliency Act (H.R. 2130), which would allow states to apply for grants that DHS awards to prepare for and respond to cyber threats and vulnerabilities and implement resiliency measures. The bill was also…

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