July 26, 2002
Critics Stall Cybersecurity-Research Legislation in Senate
A bill to expand research on securing computer networks from hackers has stalled in the U.S. Senate because critics have denounced provisions that would require federal agencies to adopt technology-security standards.
A vote on the bill is being postponed while senators and lobbyists for the technology industry negotiate the language of the security standards. The proposals aren't likely to affect university researchers, observers say. But some higher-education officials fear that, if
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