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House’s FY ‘21 NDAA Establishes National Cyber Director Position

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

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House’s FY ‘21 NDAA Establishes National Cyber Director Position

The new Cyberspace Solarium Commission has secured 11 of its recommendations in the House’s $740 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, approved on Tuesday, including a top provision to establish a National Cyber Director position. Lawmakers adopted a slate of new amendments based on the commission’s recommendations as it debated the bill over the last two days. “The House’s National Defense Authorization Act will do more for our nation’s cybersecurity than any bill in a long time,” Rep. Jim…

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