Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The legislation to make contractors implement VDPs aligned with NIST guidelines is aimed at protecting Americans’ data, co-sponsor Rep. Nancy Mace says.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., listens as FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testifies during a House Oversight Committee Hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on Nov. 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2018. From left, Sens. John Cornyn, James Lankford, Susan Collins and Richard Burr listen. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
If exploited, the vulnerabilities could give hackers full administrative access to critical networks found in the management systems for large fuel storage.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2018. From left, Sens. John Cornyn, James Lankford, Susan Collins and Richard Burr listen. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)