Lawmakers Seek Hearings, No NDAA Veto After Russian Hack
More lawmakers weighed in Friday on Russian government-sponsored hackers’ recent breach of several federal government agencies’ systems (see 2012170050), including calls for hearings. Incoming Senate Homeland Security Committee leaders Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, promised to hold hearings…
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and seek “comprehensive” cybersecurity legislation next year in response to the hack, regardless of which party holds the majority. “These attacks were highly complex and they must be unraveled to know the full extent of the exposure to federal and state agencies and the private sector,” Peters and Portman said in a statement. “The immediate effort must be to stop the immediate threat and ensure our systems are secure. We will in the future need to understand the full scope and impact to ensure that we know what damage has been done and to better prepare to respond next time.” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Emerging Threats Subcommittee Chairman Jim Langevin, D-R.I., cited the breach as a reason President Donald Trump shouldn’t veto the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The measure includes language to enact 26 of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s March recommendations, including to establish a national cyber director within the executive office of the president (see 2012040043). Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., urged House leaders to request a full-chamber intelligence briefing.