“As we've seen in the last two years—particularly with Volt and Salt Typhoon—there's obviously a growing, more aggressive and capable threat against our critical infrastructure that supports the Department of Defense,” a senior congressional official told reporters Friday following the bill’s finalization.
This very real concern that critical infrastructure security is vital to our military readiness and capabilities that may be needed during a rapid response situations as Mark Montgomery has been pointed out on several occasions.
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