Top House cyber lawmaker plans to introduce DHS overhaul bill by next year
The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity panel says she has engaged fellow lawmakers about a sweeping legislative plan to dismantle the Department of Homeland Security that would involve sectioning out key components into their own standalone entities, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
In a phone interview, Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., told Nextgov/FCW that she aims to have preliminary bill language in place that could be introduced at the start of next year, adding that she has spoken with other Democratic colleagues, including Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, Greg Casar of Texas, Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island, Robert Garcia of California and Washington state’s Emily Randall and Pramila Jayapal.
Citing her issues with the Trump administration’s maximal immigration agenda being enacted through Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol, Ramirez said she believes DHS has been weaponized. Key components like CISA, the Transportation Security Agency,...
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