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Senate Passes Supply Security, State And Local Cybersecurity Bills

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 12th, 2022

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Senate Passes Supply Security, State And Local Cybersecurity Bills

The Senate on Tuesday passed two bipartisan bills by unanimous consent, one authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to provide state and local governments with cybersecurity help and the other to create a training program for federal employees purchasing information technology to spot supply chain risks. Both bills now go to the House for consideration. The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act (S. 2520) allows the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, upon request, to…

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