Wyden Releases Draft Legislation to End Federal Dependence on Insecure, Proprietary Software In Response to Repeated Damaging Breaches of Government Systems
April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Following a new report about how shambolic cybersecurity practices by a federal technology contractor enabled a massive hack of the U.S. government systems, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released draft legislation today to set mandatory cybersecurity standards, save taxpayers money, and break the anti-competitive lock-in effect caused by proprietary, walled-garden software.
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Following a new report about how shambolic cybersecurity practices by a federal technology contractor enabled a massive hack of the U.S. government systems, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released draft legislation today to set mandatory cybersecurity standards, save taxpayers money, and break the anti-competitive lock-in effect caused by proprietary, walled-garden software.
Multiple disas . . .