A landmark cybersecurity bill covering information sharing between government and the private sector is going to be included in the omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2016.
Congress is expected to vote first on a stopgap continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 22, before turning to the omnibus. The current funding measure keeping the federal government open expires on Dec. 16.
Backers of cybersecurity legislation Capitol Hill had been hopeful that the information-sharing bill will hitch a ride on the must-pass $1.1 trillion spending bill for fiscal 2016.
