Senate approves defense bill establishing cyber czar position, subpoena power for cyber agency
Posted on AllSides December 11th, 2020
From The Center
The Senate on Friday approved the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with clauses that would establish a federal cyber czar, and that would give the nation’s top federal cybersecurity agency subpoena power.
The conferenced version of the 2021 NDAA was approved by the Senate by a vote of 84-13 days after the House approved the same version of the annual defense funding bill.
The clause establishing the position of a Senate-confirmed national cyber director within the Executive Office of the President was not included in the original 2021...
