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Gerry Connolly: “The fact that it took 12 years to update FISMA, you know, and another seven years to have a hearing about it, I don't…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2022
The fact that it took 12 years to update FISMA, you know, and another seven years to have a hearing about it, I don't think speaks well about the legislative branch and the priorities we put on information technology and its security.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly criticizes Congress for delays in updating IT security legislation.

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