McCain to White House: If You Won’t Establish a Cyber Defense Policy, Congress Will
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks from Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 24, 2016.
By Mohana Ravindranath Nextgov Read bio
September 14, 2016
‘Ignoring the issue, as the White House has done, is not an option,’ said the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman on Tuesday.
The federal government, including the Defense Department, needs a clearer plan about how to respond to attacks on civilian systems, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee argued Tuesday.
Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz., suggested drafting a policy about “what the United States’ actions would be in the case of a threat, in the case of an actual attack,” he said during a hearing on encryption and cybersecurity.
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