The White House said the amended Cyber Intelligence...
The White House said the amended Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act “does not yet adequately address our fundamental concerns,” despite CISPA passing the House by a 288 to 127 vote Thursday. The statement followed an earlier veto threat issued…
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by the White House advisors who said HR-624 didn’t include “proper” privacy protections, “reinforce” the roles of civilian and intelligence agencies, or include “targeted” liability protections (CD April 17 p3). “We have long said that information sharing improvements are essential to effective legislation, but they must include proper privacy and civil liberties protections, reinforce the appropriate roles of civilian and intelligence agencies, and include targeted liability protections,” a White House spokesman said via email Thursday. The White House commended House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., for their “commitment to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity, and for engaging in a constructive discussion about how to reach a common ground on cybersecurity information sharing. The cosponsors led a collaborative process -- working with leaders of both parties and multiple committees -- that strengthened CISPA in committee and again on the House floor,” the spokesman said. “The administration seeks to build upon the productive dialogue with the House. We are hopeful that continued bipartisan, bicameral collaboration to incorporate our core priorities will produce cybersecurity legislation that addresses these critical issues and that the President can sign into law.”