White House Might Offer Executive Order on Cyber Security
The White House is preparing to direct federal agencies to develop voluntary cybersecurity guidelines for owners of power, water and other critical infrastructure facilities, according to people who say they have seen recent drafts of an executive order, an article from Reuters reports.
The prospective order would give agencies 90 days to propose new regulations and create a new cyber security council at the Department of Homeland Security with representatives from the Defense Department, Justice Department, Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Commerce, a former government cyber-security official told Reuters.