Updated Intel Bill Mandates FBI Report on Cyber Recruiting

Nextgov: An updated draft of a must-pass intelligence policy bill released Tuesday includes a mandate for the FBI to report on efforts to integrate cyber expertise into its investigations.

The report, due to congressional intelligence committees in six months, should include clear benchmarks about efforts to recruit and retain agents with skills in encryption, cryptography and big data analytics, according to the draft Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 released by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif.

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