Senate Homeland Security panel plans two cyber hearings in September, as Johnson pursues NPPD rename

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Tuesday that he is planning two cyber-related hearings in September, while the lawmaker said he is also focusing on passage of language to create a cyber agency at the Department of Homeland Security, as a broader DHS reauthorization measure remains stalled.

“We’ve got two hearings scheduled,” Johnson told Inside Cybersecurity. “One is really on cybersecurity and existential threats to this nation, and following that will be our standard annual...