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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Brendan Carr, Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing on oversight of the FCC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC’s Carr alleges Chinese companies are making ‘end run’ around Chinese telecom bans, announces investigation 

The FCC commissioner said letters of inquiry and at least one subpoena have been sent to Chinese-owned companies.
David Weinberg, staff director for Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, speaks during the FedScoop-produced Elastic Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2025. (EPNAC / Photos by Sergey Kolupaev)

Congress should re-up 2015 information-sharing law, top Hill staffer says

Lawmakers also need to take action on legislation to better harmonize federal cybersecurity regulations, Democrats’ staff director on a key Senate committee said.
FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter, left, and Alvaro Bedoya, right, sit behind FTC Chair Lina Khan as she testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump moves to fire Democratic FTC commissioners

The move, which critics say is unconstitutional, also potentially threatens numerous agency investigations and enforcement around privacy and cybersecurity.
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The Stop CSAM Act, first introduced in 2023 by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., (above) and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., would impose several new requirements on companies to prevent the hosting and distribution of child sexual abuse material on their platforms.

Legislative push for child online safety runs afoul of encryption advocates (again)

The Stop CSAM Act would compel companies to curb online child sexual abuse material, but critics argue it would also weaken encrypted services for all users.
(L-R) Rep. Nick LaLota R-N.Y., Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., listen during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trade groups worry information sharing will worsen without critical infrastructure panel, CISA law renewal

The groups told lawmakers that both the committee and the law provide vital protections for cyber threat information swapping.
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