Senate Committee Bill Proposes Oversight Of President Cybersecurity Programs
The Senate Intelligence Committee proposed a bill last week that would require the President to compile more details and more transparency regarding US government cybersecurity plans, funds would be withheld if the executive branch does not comply with the proposed standards. The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 requires the president to notify Congress regarding new cyber programs that involve the monitoring of personally identifiable information (PII). If passed, the Senate monitoring bill would stretch to government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and require the President to produce documents of privacy impact statements and give legal justification for computer monitoring.
The 80-page committee report read, ”There must be a rigorous analysis of the government’s use of legal authorities for national cybersecurity missions that preserve the reasonable privacy expectations of U.S. persons. The government’s role must be well-defined as activities involving the Internet evolve.”
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