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Senate Kills Cybersecurity Bill, Moves To DoD Authorization

Julie Samuel

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

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Senate Republicans voted once again last night to block a cybersecurity bill opposed by the business community, a move that likely will spur President Barack Obama to use his powers to create standards for companies to protect their networks. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joe Lieberman (I/D-Conn.), who is retiring next year, plead unsuccessfully with his colleagues on the Senate floor yesterday to at least allow debate to start on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. Yet…

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