Congress’ Busy Infosec Agenda includes legislation to reform the 7-year-old Federal Information Security Management Act. The push is on to update the Privacy Act of 1974, though action this year is unlikely. A House panel already has approved a measure to increase funding for cybersecurity research and development and the hiring of IT security pros. And other legislation is being shaped in the back rooms of the Capitol to determine whether the president should be granted the authority to shutter the Internet during a national crisis.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/congress-busy-infosec-agenda-p-341