Senate Takes Up Cybersecurity Bill: Can National Security Trump Politics This Close to the Election? Part 3 – The End?

By William Weber on August 2, 2012 Posted in Cybersecurity, Federal Legislation

This morning, the Senate failed to conclude debate on the cybersecurity bill by a vote of 52 to 46 (60 votes required), likely sounding the death knell for the legislation this year. Five Republicans voted in favor of moving ahead, while five Democrats voted against, but the vote otherwise followed party lines. In other words, … Continue Reading

Senate Takes Up Cybersecurity Bill: Can National Security Trump Politics This Close to the Election?

By William Weber on July 31, 2012 Posted in Cybersecurity, Federal Legislation

That is the $64,000 question. This being Washington, DC, it’s more likely a multi-million dollar question, and the answer is unclear. The Senate voted 84-11 last Thursday to end debate on a procedural motion that allows a revised bill, S. 3414, sponsored by Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (D-CT) to be … Continue Reading

Senator Reid Seeks to Break Cybersecurity Legislation Gridlock

By Gerald J. Ferguson on November 18, 2011 Posted in Federal Legislation

Despite a strong bipartisan consensus that the United States needs a federal cybersecurity law, partisan bickering has prevented any significant progress on the many versions of cybersecurity legislation pending before Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is seeking to break the gridlock by bringing comprehensive cybersecurity legislation to the floor when Congress returns from … Continue Reading