Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced a bill Tuesday which she argues would allow the government to respond to cyberattacks more quickly.
The legislation would “clarify” that the Homeland Security Department is not required to provide advance notice to private companies before it removes tainted software from federal computer systems, thus ensuring protective action is not unnecessarily delayed. DHS handles the protection of the federal “.gov” domain used by entities under the executive branch.
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