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House Foreign Affairs Chairman’s State Department Reorganization Bill Includes New Cyber Plans

House Foreign Affairs Chairman’s State Department Reorganization Bill Includes New Cyber Plans
Rep Ed Royce (R-Calif), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee

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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