[iwar] [fc:U.S..House.Passes.Energy.Cyber-Security.Bill]

From: Fred Cohen (fc@all.net)
Date: 2001-11-04 20:34:16

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U.S. House Passes Energy Cyber-Security Bill 
By Robert MacMillan, Newsbytes, 11/2/2001 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/171765.html

The U.S. House of Representatives today cleared an appropriations bill
containing several million dollars to increase cyber-security
initiatives at Energy Department facilities. 
The House voted 399-29 in favor of the bill. 
The $24.6 billion bill costs more money than was requested by the Bush
administration, and earmarks about $14.9 million for security efforts in
the Office of Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance, which is
in charge of online security operations within the department. 
The Bush administration had asked for $22.5 billion in its
appropriations request. The conference report would raise total funding
$573 million above the current level. 
The bill's $14.9 million in cyber-security provisions matches the
administration's original budget request. 
The bill passed by the House today is a conference report compromise of
differing versions of the Energy and Water Appropriations legislation
previously passed by both the House and Senate. 
The funding comes a year after the House Energy and Commerce Committee
criticized the agency's computer security practices, citing internal
investigations and a General Accounting Office (GAO) assessment that
computer crackers easily penetrated the department's systems. 
The Senate Appropriations Committee, in its version of the bill, paid
special attention to the Energy Department's cyber-security issues. The
committee noted that it "remains very concerned about the safeguards and
security operations at the NNSA (National Nuclear Security
Administration) and the relevant imbalance of physical versus
cyber-security." 
The NNSA was founded in March 2000 as the Energy Department unit
responsible for carrying out national security responsibilities,
including the safeguarding of the U.S. nuclear weapons and materials
stockpile. 
The Senate noted that more resources need to be devoted to NNSA online
protections, adding that it already has given $20 million to fund
research for this purpose. 
In early January, Congress called on NNSA to develop a plan detailing
the costs and schedules for a cyber-security defense plan. The report
was submitted in February, but does not contain an estimated overall
cost. 
The Senate committee also asked the Energy Department to consider
freeing up more funds for encryption software. 
The bill is expected to easily pass the Senate, and receive approval
from President Bush.

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