S 3454 Passes in House – Intel Authorization

This evening the House passed S 3454 in a bipartisan vote of 373 to 29. The Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2013 contains a few cybersecurity provisions, one of which requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the security implications of buying foreign made cyber-components that are manufactured by organizations that are part of, or closely linked with adversarial governments.