House Armed Services Forms New Subcommittee to Handle Spectrum, Cyber Issues
The House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday it formed a new Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems Subcommittee to handle spectrum policy matters under the panel’s jurisdiction. House Armed Services leaders were among those who objected last year to the…
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FCC’s approval of the Ligado L-band plan (see 2004230001). The subpanel, to be chaired by Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., would also deal with cybersecurity, IT systems, electronic warfare and artificial intelligence, House Armed Services said. “As technology continues to advance at an incredibly rapid rate -- from artificial intelligence to biotechnology and everything in between -- it is critical” the committee “redoubles our efforts to bridge the gap between current capabilities and future requirements,” said Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash. The new subcommittee will allow lawmakers to focus “more intently on these critical issues moving forward.”