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New House Homeland Security Chair Meets With CISA’s Easterly; Warns Against Regulation

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 2nd, 2023

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New House Homeland Security Chair Meets With CISA’s Easterly; Warns Against Regulation

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Twitter photo.

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Wednesday met with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly to discuss how the panel can best support the agency with its existing authorities but also stated his concerns that the Biden administration is transitioning to a regulatory approach toward cybersecurity in the private sector. “As I discussed with Director Easterly, our goal will be to best position CISA to execute its preexisting authorities…

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All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

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Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

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