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Senators Introduce Cyber Security Amendments To Defense Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 29th, 2020

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Senators Introduce Cyber Security Amendments To Defense Bill

A small bipartisan group of senators has filed two amendments to the fiscal year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one requiring the Department of Homeland Security to establish federally funded cyber security coordinators in each state and the other authorizing the National Guard to help states and localities with cyber support. The legislation requiring DHS to back cyber security coordinators in every state mirrors the Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act passed by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee earlier…

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