House Panel Urges IT Reforms in Wake of Serious Hacks

House Panel Urges IT Reforms in Wake of Serious Hacks
United States Representative Derek Kilmer (Democrat of Washington) and Jennifer Kilmer arrive for the State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau of Canada at the White House on Mar. 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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WASHINGTON—Congressional officials declined to say on July 29 if six information technology (IT) modernization recommendations they approved July 25 would prevent future cybersecurity scandals such as those involving Imran Awan and Jackson Cosko in 2017 and 2018.

The six recommendations were among 24 adopted by the Select Committee on Modernization of Congress. The House of Representatives panel includes six Democrats and six Republicans. Each approved recommendation received at least nine votes from among the 12 members.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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