Review - HR 8065 Introduced – NASA Cybersecurity

Last month, Rep Frost (D,FL) introduced HR 8065, the Spacecraft Cybersecurity Act. The bill would require NASA acquisition processes to include guidelines and controls for managing cybersecurity risks. No new funding would be authorized by this bill.

Moving Forward

Frost is a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration. This means that there may be sufficient influence to see the bill considered in Committee. I see nothing in this bill that would engender any organized opposition. I suspect that there would be bipartisan support for the bill to be approved in Committee. There should be sufficient support for it to move to the floor of the House under the suspension of the rules process.

 

For more information on the provisions of this bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-8065-introduced - subscription required.