Following National Security Adviser John Bolton’s decision to eliminate the top cybersecurity position, House Democrats introduced legislation to create a top cybersecurity position at the White House, CyberScoop reports. The proposed National Office for Cyberspace would coordinate cybersecurity policy across agencies in a similar manner to the White House cybersecurity coordinator. Representative Jim Langevin, D-R.I., called Bolton’s decision an “enormous step backwards” that de-emphasized “the importance of this growing domain within the White House. We need a designated expert to harmonize cyber policy across the many agencies in government with responsibility in this space.”
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