The White House has left open the possibility of enacting its Internet agenda via executive order after the failed effort to bring the Democrat-supported cybersecurity bill to a full vote in the Senate last week.
In response to a question from The Hill, a Washington, D.C. political newspaper, about whether President Obama
was considering advancing his party’s cyber-plan through an executive
order, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney didn’t rule out the
possibility.
“In the wake of Congressional
inaction and Republican stall tactics, unfortunately, we will continue
to be hamstrung by outdated and inadequate statutory authorities that
the legislation would have fixed,” he said via email.
“Moving forward, the President is
determined to do absolutely everything we can to better protect our
nation against today’s cyber threats and we will do that,” added Carney.
The failed cyber security bill, which could be revived by Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid
when the Senate comes back from recess in September, would have given
federal agencies in charge of regulating critical infrastructure
industries like power companies and utilities the ability to mandate
cybersecurity recommendations.
An executive order would be another action from the Obama administration to extend executive branch authority over a largely free and open Internet.
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