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Senate Panel Approves Cybersecurity and Homeland Security Bills

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

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The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29 approved four bills--one cybersecurity, two border security, and one critical infrastructure.The Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (FCEA, S.1869) was approved by a vote of 9-0 with 6-0 approving by proxy for the record only.FCEA would speed up deployment of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) EINSTEIN intrusion detection and prevention systems to federal civilian agencies by clarifying legal authorities and mandating agency adoption. The bill would also…

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