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Cyberspace Solarium Commission Chairs Say Compromise Close On Incident Reporting Legislation

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

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Cyberspace Solarium Commission Chairs Say Compromise Close On Incident Reporting Legislation

Former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) has been hired to help lead Palantir's defense business. Photo. U.S. House

Congress is close to reaching a compromise on legislation that would mandate that certain critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. report cybersecurity incidents and a new bill could surface early in 2022, although when it would be passed is another matter, two lawmakers said on Wednesday. “I think it’s one of the major pieces of unfinished business which we should be able to work through early in the new year, that’s my intention,” Sen. Angus King (I/D-Maine), one of the…

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