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Rep. Baird introduces computer security legislation 
By Robert MacMillan, Newsbytes, 11/20/01
<a href="http://www.computeruser.com/news/01/11/20/news2.html">http://www.computeruser.com/news/01/11/20/news2.html>

Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., Friday introduced legislation to start a
research and development program at the National Institute of Standards
and Technology to improve computer and network security.

The bill, H.R. 3361 - the Computer Security Enhancement and Research Act
of 2001 - would support research at higher education institutions for
developing better security for networked information systems. The bill
awards grants to universities, but also allows collaboration with
for-profit companies that develop information security projects,
according to a statement from Baird.

The program would stretch over 10 years, starting at $25 million in the
first year, and is projected to grow to $85 million by the end of its
run.

He also said that the bill would provide training for new graduate
students and postdoctoral research assistants in the computer security
field, helping to bring more professionals into this arena.

"Right now, we don't have enough people doing research on protecting
networked computer systems," Baird said. "At the same time, more and
more of us rely on these systems for basic services like electricity and
financial transactions."

The bill, Baird added, "could yield improved technology to track people
that attack Web sites, better technology to secure Internet-based
transactions and cheaper ways of protecting databases that are accessed
via the Internet."

The legislation was referred to the House Science Committee.

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