Friday, April 15, 2011

White House draft bill expands DHS cyber responsibilities

White House draft bill expands DHS cyber responsibilities
Federal News Radio ^ | April 14, 2011 | Jason Miller

Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011 1:08:13 PM by george76

Under a White House plan, the Homeland Security Department will have far-reaching oversight over all civilian agency computer networks.
The proposal would codify much of the administration's memo from July 2010 expanding DHS's cyber responsibilities for civilian networks.

The White House, however, is taking those responsibilities further, according to a source familiar with the document. The administration drafted a legislative proposal to give DHS many, if not all, of the same authorities for the .gov networks that the Defense Department has for the .mil networks.
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DHS oversees all civilian cybersecurity.
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