New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Friday outlined the Obama Administration’s basic goals for cyber security legislation, including codifying his department’s roles and responsibilities and clarifying issues around information sharing, in his first major address since being sworn in to his position in December. Those goals also include having flexibility in hiring and paying to recruit a talented cyber security workforce, reforming federal data security law under the 12-year old Federal Information Security Act to reflect technology advances, clarifying…
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