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House Panel Includes Proposals For Cyber Operations Transparency And Cooperation In Markup

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 20th, 2017

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House Panel Includes Proposals For Cyber Operations Transparency And Cooperation In Markup

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee for Emerging Threats and Capabilities includes priorities for cyberspace operations in a draft of its portion of a defense authorization bill released on Tuesday. The panel, led by Chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Ranking Member Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), would add funds to NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCD COE), calling for the Secretary of Defense to report on counter strategies to North Korean and Chinese Cyber attacks and increasing the…

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