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Cyber Bills Introduced In House For DoD Oversight, Offensive Operations

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 8th, 2017

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Cyber Bills Introduced In House For DoD Oversight, Offensive Operations

Several members of Congress this week introduced aimed at strengthening congressional oversight of United States military cyber capability and operations, and directing the White House to develop a strategy for offensive operations by federal departments and agencies.One bill, H.R. 2807, sponsored by several leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), directs the Defense Department to notify congressional defense committees within 48 hours following any sensitive military cyber operations outside an area where U.S. armed forces are engaged in hostilities.“While…

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