Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule

Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule
Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule

Kendall and Shyu each have acquiesced to Warren’s request that they “extend their ethics agreements / industry recusals from two years to four years, and to avoid seeking a waiver to their ethics agreements,” said a congressional aide familiar with the issue.

Mandatory Cyber Reporting Within 24 Hours: Sen. Warner Bill

Mandatory Cyber Reporting Within 24 Hours: Sen. Warner Bill
Mandatory Cyber Reporting Within 24 Hours: Sen. Warner Bill

Sen. Warner’s draft legislation, long expected, marks one of the first attempts to create a federal law mandating cyber incident reporting by some entities. Notably, the bill provides reporting entities with a degree of privacy and legal protection.

Hacks Drive Growing Calls For Mandatory Cyber Data Sharing

Hacks Drive Growing Calls For Mandatory Cyber Data Sharing
Hacks Drive Growing Calls For Mandatory Cyber Data Sharing

The cyber executive order “properly emphasizes” information sharing. Sens. Peters and Portman float updating FISMA. FERC calls for mandatory pipeline cyber standards. Report says vulnerable Exchange Server “most likely culprit” at Colonial. FireEye details DarkSide’s business ops.

Sen. Young: ‘Go On Offense’ In China Tech Race; Bipartisan Bill Gathers Steam

Sen. Young: ‘Go On Offense’ In China Tech Race; Bipartisan Bill Gathers Steam
Sen. Young: ‘Go On Offense’ In China Tech Race; Bipartisan Bill Gathers Steam

“Some do not believe this is an appropriate role for the government…” Republican Sen. Young said in an interview. “…[B]ut, simply, the private sector and venture capital community is not up to shouldering this task on its own.”

Key SAC-D, SASC Senators Push More LCS

Key SAC-D, SASC Senators Push More LCS
Key SAC-D, SASC Senators Push More LCS

WASHINGTON: Eight senators sent a letter Friday to Defense Secretary James Mattis, urging him to request all three Littoral Combat Ships originally planned for the 2018 budget. While eight percent of the Senate may seem small, the bipartisan co-signers — four Republicans, four Democrats — include five members of the appropriating and authorizing and  committees for…