Editor’s Note: For more information on the federal government’s existing authority to issue cybersecurity regulations, see Do Agencies Already Have the Authority to Issue Critical Infrastructure Protection Regulations?
From: Federal Times
By AMBER CORRIN
As time runs out for Congress to pass cyber legislation before next year, White House officials are looking for ways around Capitol Hill’s inability to enact policies to secure government networks and critical infrastructure.
The executive branch is accelerating efforts to implement cybersecurity within federal agencies and in the sectors responsible for critical infrastructure, including the financial and energy industries. The White House’s top cybersecurity official said it’s not more power the Obama administration is after — it’s getting the many organizations involved to head in the same direction.
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