House Research and Technology Subcommittee Sets Cybersecurity Hearing

The House Research and Technology Subcommittee set a hearing Tuesday on recommendations in recent cybersecurity-related reports, including the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity's December report. CENC said many of its recommendations merited action within the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's administration, including forming an independent organization to develop the equivalent of a cybersecurity “nutritional label” for tech devices and services and additional promotion of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cybersecurity Framework (see 1612020050). Industry lawyers said they believe CENC's recommendations will have value for Trump (see 1611220065). House Research Technology said its hearing will also examine the Center for Strategic and International Studies Cyber Policy Task Force's January recommendations to Trump on cybersecurity policy (see 1701050073) and recent GAO reports. NIST Information Technology Lab Director Charles Romine and GAO Information Security Issues Director Gregory Wilshusen are among those to testify, with VMware Chief Technology Officer Iain Mulholland and Institute for Information Infrastructure Executive Director Diana Burley. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in 2318 Rayburn.