A defense bill moving through the House of Representatives would give the Department of Defense more authority to recover from a cyberattack, replace clearance systems run out of the Office of Personnel Management and restrict funding for the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley acquisition outreach program dubbed.
The Subcommittee for Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the House Armed Services Committee released the bill on April 19.
The proposed National Defense Authorization Act includes a “Special Emergency Procurement Authority” to help DOD respond to and recover from cyberattacks.
