Eric Geller

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Needless to say, this statement essentially throws DOJ and FBI under the bus. Yes, the White House committed to addressing their objections, but it also said it supports the bill's passage, seemingly regardless of changes. And it's certainly not adopting their fiery rhetoric. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

On DOJ/FBI objections, Horne says WH "remains committed to working with the House, and exploring all options, to ensure [the bill] enables all relevant federal agencies to receive & process these incident reports as quickly as possible to carry out their cybersecurity missions." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

New: The White House says it "supports final passage" of the cyber incident reporting bill that DOJ and FBI said would make America less safe a few days ago. "This legislation enables the federal government to bolster cyber protections," NSC spokesperson Emily Horne says. https://t.co/RkqWj7igjj — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Never thought we’d live in a world where I’d wake up relieved to see a war correspondent tweet “the fire at the nuclear complex is out” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Truly the bleakest timeline. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Not great! — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@swin24 Russian down the path — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

In a better world, this would be a wakeup call for certain people to cut their B.S. But of course, that won't happen, because of the same perverse incentives that led to this B.S. in the first place. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"'The situation is quite critical,' [Deputy Mayor Sergei] Orlov told CNN. He said it was difficult to count how many people have died, given the ongoing attack: 'We cannot collect all the bodies.'" — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Here's a timely new GAO report about the resilience of the internet's architecture and how federal agencies are trying to reduce security risks to it. https://t.co/OECoYDr3WA https://t.co/bHxh0O2C3w — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Wow. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Doesn't seem like Thompson and his House colleagues will be rewriting their bill in response to DOJ's criticism. Cyber incident data "is information the government currently does not have the authority to compel," Comis said, "and we believe it is an important step forward." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

House Homeland Chair Bennie Thompson joins HSGAC leaders in pushing back on DOJ and FBI for saying incident reporting bill would make America less safe. “We take issue with how DOJ and FBI are characterizing" the bill, Thompson spox Adam Comis told me. https://t.co/IspQXGMc0b — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

it's yacht month baby — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Certainly doesn't look like a precision strike campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"DOJ and FBI’s concerns are out of sync with the rest of the country including, it seems, the Biden administration that they work for," Nolan said. Like Peters' spokesperson, she said the bill "reflects changes from DOJ and FBI as well as many others" and has "broad support." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

.@senrobportman spokesperson Kylie Nolan on DOJ/FBI's criticism of the bill: "The bill will make the United States significantly more secure and any suggestion to the contrary is grossly misleading and does the public a disservice." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

This clash between a powerful Senate committee chair and an administration of the same party is pretty surreal. Cyber incident reporting isn't BBB. Not even close to that controversial. Heavily debated, yes, but within narrow parameters. Never expected that to escalate to this. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"100 senators came together and passed this bill unanimously to move forward with the most significant update to American cybersecurity defenses in our nation’s history," Bhargava said. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

.@SenGaryPeters' team isn't happy w/ DOJ. Peters spox Jay Bhargava says it's "completely false" to suggest that passing this bill would make Americans less safe. Says "the FBI and DOJ were consulted for months" and that "changes were made to the bill to address their concerns." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

(2/2) "...hampering identification of other companies the same attackers are targeting, and undercutting disruption operations against cyber threats.“ — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Full statement from Wray: "I applaud the momentum we’re seeing toward mandatory breach reporting, but the current, well-intentioned bill has some serious flaws. In its current form it would make the public less safe from cyber threats – slowing aid to victims..." (1/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

(2/2) "With the right changes, this bill could be a game changer in keeping us safe.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Full statement from Monaco: “The only way we can help victims and prevent attacks, is to know when attacks occur. This bill as drafted leaves one of our best tools, the FBI, on the sidelines and makes us less safe at a time when we face unprecedented threats." (1/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

DOJ apparently wasn't satisfied with that modification. “With the right changes,” Monaco told us in her statement, “this bill could be a game changer in keeping us safe.” The implication: This bill won't be that game-changer in its current form. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

After an FBI official first expressed these concerns at a September hearing https://t.co/yaQTnsYLlP (at which Inglis and Easterly supported joint CISA/FBI leadership), Senate HSGAC tweaked their bill to require CISA to share incident reports with other agencies within 24 hours. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Monaco and Wray's comments to us in response to Betsy's inquiry represent a remarkable rebuke of a bill that (1) has support from fellow senior Biden admin officials @ncdinglis & @CISAJen and (2) seems on the fast track to Biden's desk after unanimous Senate passage yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

🚨 Scoop from @woodruffbets & me: DOJ remains very mad that cyber incident reporting bill doesn't mandate reporting to FBI along w/ CISA. Deputy AG Lisa Monaco says current bill "makes us less safe." FBI Director Chris Wray says it has "serious flaws." https://t.co/hBkRyBRyNC https://t.co/LYovBh8tZH — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@TonyRomm this is so dumb lol — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

👀 — PolitiTweet.org