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Reid To Bring Cyber Legislation To Senate Floor Early In 2012

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, November 18th, 2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday said he plans to begin floor debate early next year on comprehensive cyber security legislation, marking a step forward in an attempt to strengthen the nation’s protections against threats to its government and private computer-based networks and systems. In the spring, Reid launched Senate working groups consisting of the chairmen and ranking members and the staffs of the relevant committees that oversee cyber security-related policy to consolidate disparate pieces of existing cyber-related…

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