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Senate Approves Cybersecurity Funding Bill for Enhanced Standards

Calendar May 23, 2002 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed a bill May 16 that would add millions to federal information security research funding and -- thanks to a last-minute amendment -- establish regularly updated baseline security standards for agencies.. . . The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed a bill May 16 that would add millions to federal information security research funding and -- thanks to a last-minute amendment -- establish regularly updated baseline security standards for agencies.

Researchers in industry and academia have praised the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (S. 2182) since it was introduced in the Senate this year and in the House at the end of last year.

Working through the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the bill would inject more than $900 million into security research, grants, training and education during five years. Such investment is something educators and researchers have often called for in recent years.

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