Senate passage of ‘competition act’ tees up House action on DHS, Commerce Dept.-related cyber elements

Senate passage this week of the Innovation and Competition Act will require corresponding action in the House on legislation to create a cyber incident recovery program at the Department of Homeland Security, as well as on cyber-related initiatives at the Commerce Department, and technology and other programs sprinkled throughout the executive branch.

“We’re going to work with Speaker Pelosi and the relevant chairs in the House to move this bill forward as quickly as possible,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer...