Lawmakers propose NDAA amendment to codify CISA's role in cyber vulnerability-tracking program
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David DiMolfetta
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A contracting scare that briefly cast uncertainty over a key cyber vulnerability-tracking program is prompting lawmakers to add a measure to the annual defense authorization bill that would formally establish the program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The proposed amendment to the NDAA targets a bedrock cybersecurity vulnerability-tracking system after a contracting fiasco last year, aiming to codify CISA's role in managing the program.
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The measure, expected as a proposed add-on to the government's 2027 defense package, targets a bedrock cybersecurity vulnerability-tracking system after a contracting fiasco last year.
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