Wheeler, former security chief Simpson see key role for FCC on revived cyber regulatory forum

Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and his security chief David Simpson say a relaunched interagency forum on cybersecurity can help harmonize the federal government’s approach to cyber and ensure the issue is treated as a top priority across agencies, under the leadership of Federal Communications Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

The Biden administration announced last week that Rosenworcel would chair the Cybersecurity Forum for Independent and Executive Branch Regulators, an interagency body established to share “information and expertise to enhance the...