Jurisdictional issues tie up cyber efforts on Capitol Hill

Published April 17, 2017 3:22pm ET



Congressional committees continue to lock horns over who has jurisdiction over cybersecurity, a recurring problem and frustration for lawmakers trying to deal in this policy space.

Congress is in the middle of a two-week recess, but during the last legislative session, the House Science Committee passed a bill directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology to audit other agencies’ cyber practices.

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