Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday pressed the Obama administration to speed the update of a 15-year-old guidance they say is hampering agencies from catching hackers.
The guidance in question, known as Circular A-130, directs agencies on how to secure their information technology.
First issued in the 1980s, this document has not been revised in more than 15 years, despite drastic changes in technology and the cyber threats facing the government, said Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), the Homeland Security Committee leaders.
