The legislation: Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016 by Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La.
What does it do?
- If an agency has a data breach
- Cause in whole or in part by the agency’s failing
- (Cue eery music) The head of the agency gets das boot
- Also prohibits agency head from getting “any cash or pay awards or bonuses for a period of one year” after a data breach
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