Cybersecurity Measure Defeated in Senate Amid Procedural Spat

Senate Democrats defeated a bill designed to strengthen cybersecurity measures, objecting to Republican efforts to attach the proposal to a larger defense-policy bill, The New York Times reports.

The Times article, “Senate Rejects Measure to Strengthen Cybersecurity,” written by Jennifer Steinhauer, notes that the cyber measure is similar to one that passed the House in April. But the article adds that Democrats objected to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to attach the measure to a broader bill that Democrats oppose, which would allow military spending to exceed caps by tapping into $38 billion in war funds.

The failure to pass the cybersecurity measure, notes the article, comes amid news of compromised data for at least 4 million current and former government workers, in an attack apparently targeting Social Security numbers and other personal information.

Read the full New York Times article here.