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House Armed Services Panel’s Cyber Recommendations Mirror SASC In Part

By Cal Biesecker

Sunday, June 21st, 2020

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House Armed Services Panel’s Cyber Recommendations Mirror SASC In Part

Army Cyber Mission Image: U.S. Army Cyber Command

A House Armed Services subcommittee that oversees cyber security issues on Sunday released its planned markup of its portion of the next defense authorization bill that includes similar provisions being proposed by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) such as requiring the Defense Department to assess threats and risks posed by quantum computing to national security systems and a review of how the National Guard is used to respond to cyber-attacks. But, unlike the SASC, the House Armed Services (HASC)…

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