"House Panel Passes Bills to Reorganize DHS Cyber Team and Collect Zero-Day Info"

The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security passed two bills that aim to restructure the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cybersecurity operations and establish a report on practices performed by the government in the process of disclosing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act would replace the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency, which will report more directly to the Homeland Security Secretary, while still upholding cybersecurity responsibilities of the NPPD. Reports on how the government shares newfound cybersecurity vulnerabilities with industries and the public will be required by the Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act. This article further discusses the passing of these two bills and what they aim to accomplish. 

Nextgov reports "House Panel Passes Bills to Reorganize DHS Cyber Team and Collect Zero-Day Info"