Senate Passes FISMA Reform Bill, House Approval Needed
The Senate passed the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (S-2521) on a voice vote Monday. The bill would update the existing Federal Information Security Management Act, and direct the Department of Homeland Security to create rules for federal agencies’ response…
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to government data leaks. The Senate Homeland Security Committee cleared the bill in June (see 1406270036). The House will need to sign off on S-2521, which differs from a House-passed version of the bill (HR-1163). House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who sponsored HR-1163, doesn’t support S-2521 and is continuing to encourage the Senate to approve HR-1163, a spokeswoman said. The Senate is still expected to consider the National Cybersecurity Protection Act (S-2519) before the lame-duck session ends this week, an industry lobbyist told us. S-2519 would codify the DHS's current cybersecurity role, including the role of its National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see 1412080071). The version of S-2519 up for Senate consideration includes language from an earlier version of S-2519 and the House-passed National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (HR-3696). The House is also expected to consider the Senate-passed Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act (S-1691), which includes language from the DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act (S-2354), the lobbyist said. The Senate passed S-2354 in September (see 1411070037).