Congress approved a massive spending program on Tuesday afternoon that will allocate nearly a billion dollars for computer security research. By a voice vote, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (CSRDA), which . . .

Congress approved a massive spending program on Tuesday afternoon that will allocate nearly a billion dollars for computer security research. By a voice vote, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (CSRDA), which hands colleges and universities about $900 million over the next five years to create security centers, recruit graduate students, and pay for research.

Because the measure already has been approved by the Senate, it goes to President Bush for his signature.

At a press conference after the vote, CSDRA's backers said the bill would help to solve America's "cybersecurity" problems and convince more students to study related topics.

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