Ranking member Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., (L) speaks as Committee Chairman Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., looks on during a hearing before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Congress reaches compromise on draft privacy legislation The newly proposed federal privacy framework comes with protections for biometric data and against discrimination. Jun 3, 2022 By Tonya Riley
FTC building (John Taylor/Flickr) Lawmakers call for FTC investigation of data brokers enabled by online ad industry “[T]here is no effective way to control these tools absent intervention by regulators and Congress,” the lawmakers said of data brokers. Jul 31, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
With workforce in mind, bipartisan bill proposes incentives for cybersecurity education, and more The HACKED Act is the work of the top Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee. Nov 5, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Lawmakers ask DHS to take action on pipeline cybersecurity Operators of the nation’s 2.7 million miles of pipelines have grappled with cybersecurity risk as their infrastructure becomes more digitized. Dec 19, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Vincent Iglesias participates in Cyber Shield 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephanie A. Hargett) Senators want National Guard on call for cyberattacks The legislation would give the National Guard a bigger role in defending everything from election systems to dams from cyberattacks. May 22, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas