Tag Archives: Federal Information Security Management Act

Cybersecurity Legislation Possible This Week; DHS to Hold Cybersecurity Webinars in 2015

Legislative Activity Cybersecurity Legislation Possible This Week Last week, Senate leadership began the process of moving two cybersecurity bills – the Federal Information Security Modernization (FISMA) Act of 2014 (S. 2521) and the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) Act of 2014 (S. 2519) – to the floor to be considered under unanimous consent. … Continue Reading

Senate Committee to Review FISMA and NCCIC Legislation; US-CERT to Issue Guidance on Cybersecurity Reporting

Legislative Branch Activity Cybersecurity Legislation On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will mark up two pieces of cybersecurity legislation that have not yet been formally introduced. The first is the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 which would update the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002. The second … Continue Reading

DHS Secretary Johnson Issues Encouraging Cybersecurity News; NIST Events Planned; NATO Holds Cybersecurity Workshop

Legislative Branch Activity Cybersecurity Legislation Last week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson offered some encouraging news to cybersecurity stakeholders in comments at the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit, noting that he believes that Congress is likely to agree on cybersecurity legislation this summer. While he did not comment on any of the specific bills … Continue Reading

Rep. Rogers Calls on Senate Committee to Pass Cybersecurity Bill; NIST Cybersecurity Framework “Essentially Complete”

Legislative Activity Cybersecurity Legislation Last week, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) called on the Senate Intelligence Committee to pass a cybersecurity information sharing bill so that it could eventually be conferenced with his bill that passed the House in April – the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 624). Privacy and national … Continue Reading

Senate Commitees Drafting Cybersecurity Legislation; Senators Introduce Data Security Legislation; DHS Inspector General Report Issued

Legislative Branch Activity Cybersecurity Legislation In the Senate, the committees with jurisdiction over cybersecurity issues continue to work on drafting legislation that will be introduced in the coming weeks, including the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the Senate Intelligence Committee. Previous efforts to pass cybersecurity … Continue Reading
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