https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2019/09/25/the-cybersecurity-202-white-house-blocking-congress-from-auditing-its-offensive-hacking-strategy/5d8a430788e0fa6261fefdce/
By Joseph Marks
The Washington Post
September 25, 2019
The Trump administration is blocking Congress from auditing a secret hacking
policy it has already used for cyberattacks on Russia and Iran -- stonewalling
that lawmakers say raises the risks of a dangerous misfire that could make
cyberspace less secure.
The policy, which loosened the reins on military strikes against U.S.
adversaries, has been withheld for more than a year from lawmakers -- even
those who regularly review classified material. Lawmakers from both parties are
concerned the Trump administration could plunge the country into a cyberwar
without congressional approval or oversight, or at the very least, provoke
retaliation that causes serious damage at home.
“Congress needs to understand what that guidance is so we can ensure we are
properly understanding how far this goes and what the parameters are,” Rep. Jim
Langevin (D-R.I.), told me. “We need to...do our job and make sure the
government is properly executing these authorities.”
Langevin, who leads House Armed Services Committee's cybersecurity panel, is
part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that's been sending letters to the
White House since February demanding the classified memo that outlines the
muscular new hacking policy.
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