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White House lobbies for cybersecurity bill amid worries it may stall
Aug 2nd, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration prodded Congress on Wednesday to pass cybersecurity legislation, but the bill looked increasingly likely to languish until next year as opposition from business and privacy concerns bogged down Senate debate. The Democratic-led Senate this week has been debating a bill that would allow information sharing and create a set of voluntary cybersecurity standards for companies in charge of U.S. energy, water, transportation and other critical infrastructure. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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