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Clock is ticking for Congress to move cyber legislation

By Charlie Mitchell
Published February 27, 2018 5:01am ET
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Clock is ticking for Congress to move cyber legislation
Legislation consolidating and elevating existing DHS cybersecurity functions in a new agency has passed the House of Representatives and is a top priority for House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas. "Strengthening the cybersecurity mission of DHS remains a top priority in 2018. To that end, the House has passed significant legislation this Congress," a House Homeland Security Committee aide said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Congress is in session for about 17 weeks before the August recess, and it will get more and more difficult to pass significant cyber legislation as the election-year calendar quickly slips away.

That makes it critical to begin notching accomplishments in the four-week legislative stretch that begins Tuesday.

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