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CONGRESSMAN LIEU SENDS LETTER TO FEDERAL CISO ON CYBERSECURITY

September 28, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) has sent a letter to Brigadier General (ret.) Greg Touhill, Federal Chief Information Security Officer, inquiring about how Congress can help federal agencies better address their cybersecurity needs. Mr. Lieu’s letter comes on the heels of several high profile hacks of the federal government and the Democratic National Committee. Also, at present, federal agencies have not yet implemented over 1,000 recommendations by the General Accounting Office on cybersecurity.

In the letter, Mr. Lieu asks the following crucial questions:

  1. In your view, why have federal agencies failed to implement the numerous GAO recommendations to improve their cybersecurity?
  2. What can Congress do to help agencies better address their cybersecurity needs?
  3. Are there GAO recommendations that you believe should not be implemented?

The full text of Mr. Lieu’s letter.

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