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On December 18, 2014, President Obama signed into law the following cybersecurity measures...

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On December 18, 2014, President Obama signed into law the following cybersecurity measures:

The National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014, S. 2519, charges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ("DHS") National Cybersecurity Communications Integration Center with responsibility for facilitating cybersecurity threat information sharing.
The Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, S. 1691, strengthens DHS's cybersecurity workforce by identifying and filling key cybersecurity positions and providing competitive compensation.
The Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, H.R. 2952, requires DHS to examine its cybersecurity workforce.
The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, S. 1353, authorizes NIST to develop voluntary cybersecurity standards for the private sector.
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, S. 2521, updates the Federal Information Security Management Act.

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