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HASC Subcommittee Approves Cyber Proposals

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

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HASC Subcommittee Approves Cyber Proposals

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee for Emerging Threats and Capabilities quickly approved its markup of a portion of the defense authorization bill on Wednesday.The panel’s recommendations for the FY '18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will now be presented to the HASC for final approval.In her opening remarks, Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) emphasized the main cyber themes of the NDAA mark as increasing congressional oversight of cyber operations, bolstering international partnerships to counter cyber threats perpetrated…

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