House lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to create critical infrastructure sector for space systems

A group of bipartisan lawmakers are proposing the creation of a new critical infrastructure sector for space systems in a House bill that would implement a key recommendation from CSC 2.0, the latest iteration of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

“Currently, the Department of Homeland Security works to protect 16 critical sectors of infrastructure, including areas like water, communications and energy. However, there is no singular sector that concentrates on space, causing the space industry to rely on collecting threat and...