Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced Wednesday the FISMA Reform Act, a bill that would formalize the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) role in protecting government networks and websites, The Hill reports. While the DHS “has the mandate to protect the .gov domain, it has only limited authority to do so,” Collins said. “There is no minimum standard,” added Warner. “This voluntary system has resulted in an inconsistent patchwork of security across the whole federal government.” However, Connecticut state officials are taking aim at federal security bills out of concern they could preempt state laws. “It is just inconceivable to me that the federal government could do as thorough a job on the ground as we can in Connecticut,” said Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen.
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