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In Washington DC
442 Cannon House
Office Building
Washington, DC
20515
202-225-6316 Phone
202-225-4975 Fax
In Albuquerque
20 First Plaza NW
Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM
87102
505-346-6781 Phone
505-346-6723 Fax

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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Wilson Research and Development Provisions Included in House Homeland Security Bill July 22, 2002
 
Provisions Strengthen Research and Development and Cybersecurity
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Heather Wilson’s provisions to strengthen cybersecurity and the ability of the proposed Department of Homeland Security to conduct research and development have been adopted by the Select Committee on Homeland Security. The Select Committee on Homeland Security met last week to integrate the ideas from several House committees into the Homeland Security bill, which will move for consideration to the House floor next week. Because of Wilson’s work on the Armed Services and Energy and Commerce Committees, the role of research and development is now more central to the creation of the Department. The Select Committee also adopted the creation of a Federal Cybersecurity Program that Wilson developed on the Energy and Commerce Committee. "Science and technology are a recognized strength that America has for protecting itself. The original bill was weak in how the new Department would be organized and function to best develop and deploy advanced technologies for homeland security," said Wilson. "We face serious threats with respect to the computer networks that control much of our critical infrastructures. That is why it was important to include this cybersecurity provision in the bill. The bill allows the new Department of Homeland Security to tap the national laboratories to conduct research at the same cost the Department of Energy itself pays. The bill also adds in a significant new piece on cyber-security to address one of the greatest threats we face. Information security teams will be authorized to assist in securing federal critical information systems by testing for vulnerabilities. The House is expected to debate and vote on the bill this week. --END--
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