The measures passed by the House of Representatives include H.R. 3815, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security make use of and disseminate open source "information products;" H.R. 5170, which calls for establishment of a privacy officer in each of the constituent agencies of the DHS; H.R. 5983, which would strengthen cyber security practices within the DHS; H.R. 2490, which authorizes the implementation a successful U.S. Coast Guard pilot using biometric identification at sea; H.R. 5531, which authorizes $40 million for a pilot of nuclear radiation detection systems to protect cities and H.R. 4806, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to relevant unclassified information.
Homeland Security Authorization Measures Pass House
Would require use of open source, agency-level privacy officers and the release of more unclassified data.
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced House passage of eight critical homeland security bills late last week.
The measures passed by the House of Representatives include H.R. 3815, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security make use of and disseminate open source "information products;" H.R. 5170, which calls for establishment of a privacy officer in each of the constituent agencies of the DHS; H.R. 5983, which would strengthen cyber security practices within the DHS; H.R. 2490, which authorizes the implementation a successful U.S. Coast Guard pilot using biometric identification at sea; H.R. 5531, which authorizes $40 million for a pilot of nuclear radiation detection systems to protect cities and H.R. 4806, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to relevant unclassified information.
The measures passed by the House of Representatives include H.R. 3815, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security make use of and disseminate open source "information products;" H.R. 5170, which calls for establishment of a privacy officer in each of the constituent agencies of the DHS; H.R. 5983, which would strengthen cyber security practices within the DHS; H.R. 2490, which authorizes the implementation a successful U.S. Coast Guard pilot using biometric identification at sea; H.R. 5531, which authorizes $40 million for a pilot of nuclear radiation detection systems to protect cities and H.R. 4806, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to relevant unclassified information.
