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Congress

House Intel Chief Plans Cyber Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

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House Intel Chief Plans Cyber Bill

Following President Barack Obama’s announcement that the White House will propose new cyber security legislation for Congress to consider, new House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said the committee will be adding its own bill to the mix of emerging cyber measures to be considered.Nunes said in a statement Tuesday evening that he is “glad” Obama has contributed his “ideas” on cyber security, adding that “they will receive close consideration as the House Intelligence Committee crafts a cyber bill.”Obama’s…

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