The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced legislation last Friday to reauthorize the State Department with plans to finalize the creation of a new cyber bureau proposed by former Secretary Rex Tillerson.Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-Calif.) bill, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2018, includes directives for the State Department to establish a formal international cyberspace policy and improve oversight of its IT systems.“A strong State Department is essential to advancing America’s many interests overseas,” Royce said…
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