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Homeland Security

Ratcliffe Introduces Bill To Codify And Evolve Cyber Security Program

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

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Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) on Wednesday introduced legislation that codifies an existing federal cyber security program and ensures that it is continues to evolve to changing threats.The bill is focused on the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, under which the Department of Homeland Security and federal civilian agencies can purchase an array of software tools to help protect their computer networks from cyber threats. DHS manages the program while the General Services Administration runs the multi-vendor procurement vehicle used…

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