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Article snippet: A federal strategy for defending the U.S. government against cyberattacks is one step closer to completion, with lawmakers saying they have a draft form that could be finalized as early as March. The report has been in the works since 2018 after the National Defense Authorization Act created a commission, consisting of lawmakers and industry leaders, to draw up recommendations. Rep. MORE (R-Wis.), co-chairman of the commission, told The Hill that the commission had recently put together a draft version. “Over the holiday we will have a few weeks to dig into the draft text, and there are a few issues we are working through, but we feel good,” Gallagher said on Dec. 19. “We had a meeting this week, an additional meeting, and it was a really robust debate, and so I think we’re getting there.” The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law by MORE last month, extended the initial deadline for the commission to produce the report to April 30. Rep. MORE (D-R.I.), another member of the commission, told The Hill that the commission would likely publish the report before the new deadline. “We will get our work done certainly before then. It could well be as early as March,” Langevin said on Dec. 19. “We are coming to a place where we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.” “I like the direction we are heading in right now. It’s going to be a very overarching document on how best to protect the country in cyberspace,” Langevin said, adding that the recom... Link to the full article to read more