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Sens. Thune, Gardner press Transportation and Commerce Depts. to improve cyber

By Joshua Higgins / March 24, 2017

Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) are urging Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to make cybersecurity a top priority, following a hearing last month that revealed serious weaknesses and challenges for both department in the cyber realm.

Thune and Gardner, who also chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on international cybersecurity policy, wrote in letters to Chao and Ross Thursday that cybersecurity should be deemed a top priority as...


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