
The Department of Homeland Security’s lead infrastructure security official offered praise Tuesday for legislation the House has passed to reorganize the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) to its own operational agency with critical infrastructure protection authorities, including over election systems.The bill, passed yesterday in the House by a voice vote, renames and elevates the NPPD as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and grants the office greater cyber security authorities for critical infrastructure systems.Christopher Krebs, who currently leads NPPD efforts,…