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Representative Reintroduces FOIA Exemption Bill

Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) reintroduced a bill that would create a new exemption to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding "cybersecurity incidents." The new exemption would allow the government to deny FOIA requests for information relating to cybersecurity lapses in the private sector.

Davis-Moran Cybersecurity Bill, THOMAS Database.
Davis revives cyberthreat bill, Federal Computer Week, July 11, 2001.

House Clears Bill With Cyber-Security, H-1B Funding, Newsbytes, July 19, 2001.