The U.S. Senate Wednesday night unanimously passed legislation that would more than triple the federal funding commitment to cybersecurity research, to about $978 million over five years. The bill authorizes grants for basic research and industry partnership programs. . .
The U.S. Senate Wednesday night unanimously passed legislation that would more than triple the federal funding commitment to cybersecurity research, to about $978 million over five years. The bill authorizes grants for basic research and industry partnership programs.

Introduced by George Allen (R.-Va.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (S. 2182) represents a compromise with a similar measure passed earlier this year in the House of Representatives.

Matt Raymond, communications director and senior policy advisor for Allen, said the Senate version authorizes a higher level of funding than the House bill. Raymond said that although the House concluded business Wednesday night, the Senate compromise version is expected to easily pass the House when it reconvenes for a lame duck session after the mid-term elections in November.

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