Senate aide says cybersecurity bill is moving (10/19/09) — GovExec.com
Legislation to help the government and private sector better prepare for and respond to high-tech attacks against communications infrastructure has a shot at Senate passage this year despite the crowded calendar and potential turf wars, a top Senate aide said on Monday.“Between health care, climate change and a number of huge issues of the day, it can’t be lost that this is a critically important issue,” said Senate Commerce Committee General Counsel Bruce Andrews at a briefing sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. “We’ve got to focus and do it.”
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, introduced a broad cybersecurity bill in April, but it underwent major changes during the August recess and is being fine-tuned.
