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The Office of Management and Budget has gotten preliminary plans for regulatory reform from 30 executive branch agencies after President Obama\'s January executive order calling for a review of unneeded or unjustified regulations. The White House also is encouraging independent federal agencies to submit their own plans, but OMB has gotten just a single page back so far.
The House is preparing to once again take up legislation that would grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission new authority to order private electrical grid operators to take emergency action in the event of a cyber attack or a new vulnerability. The power would extend to bulk electric systems and parts of the grid that supply electricity to Defense infrastructure that is critical to national security.
Here to tell us what this means for your agency is Amy Sinden a Law Professor at Temple University\'s Beasley School of Law.
Three members of the House and four members of the Senate introduce companion pieces of legislation to head off the White House\'s draft executive order requiring contractors to disclose political contributions.
One senator says the White House\'s new cyber policy plan could be a roadmap for an enemy attack.
A key senator has cautioned that part of a White House plan to strengthen cybersecurity at commercial networks by disclosing audits of security practices could expose vulnerable targets in major parts of the U.S. infrastructure such as power grids.
In addition, the White House released a memo to agencies to detail plans for increased efficiency in the federal fleet
The State Department said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has made Internet freedom one of her priorities, will deliver keynote remarks at the event.
Melissa Hathaway, president of Hathaway Global Strategies and the former White House cybersecurity advisor, shares her insights.
Republican House lawmakers are frustrated and concerned over the draft Executive Order requiring contractors to make campaign contributions public. OFPP\'s Dan Gordon declines to answer specific questions about the proposal, but said transparency is key to ensuring trust in the procurement system.
The White House is proposing cybersecurity legislation that gives the Department of Homeland Security oversight of federal civilian networks.
The White House on Thursday is expected to unveil its proposal to enhance the nation\'s cybersecurity, laying out plans to require industry to better protect systems that run critical infrastructure like the electrical grid, financial systems and nuclear power plants.
More than a quarter of the Senate wrote to the President asking for more details on the proposal to require contractors to disclose political contributions.
The Office of Management and Budget has released a list of 137 data centers it plans to close by the end of the year.