House panel approves Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative bill without support from key lawmaker

The House Homeland Security Committee has advanced legislation in a 17-13 vote to codify and provide structure for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), despite the lack of support from a key cyber lawmaker on the panel who argued the bill needs to be tightened.

H.R. 9768, the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Act, provides direction to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on the functions of the collaborative hub launched in 2021 and parameters that...