House bill would make DHS's CDM cyber program law

FedScoop: A new House bill aims to codify the Department of Homeland Security’s signature cybersecurity program.

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, introduced the Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act, which aims to make the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program a systemic requirement for DHS.

DHS established the CDM program in 2012 as an agile, automated program that monitors federal networks and provides continuous cybersecurity protection.

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