On September 26, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Preparedness Act to improve cyber-threat information-sharing and coordination between federal, state, and local authorities. The Act amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require DHS to create a national cybersecurity coordination center and increase its responsibilities for coordinating between state and regional intelligence "fusion centers."

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