Senator wants to allow DHS to ban software from federal IT without notice

FedScoop: New legislation would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to ban specific software from federal IT systems without first notifying the software maker.

The Federal Network Protection Act— introduced Tuesday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., — would amend federal statutes to provide the secretary of Homeland Security the ability to issue a binding operational directive without a requirement of notice “to any private entity.” The legislation comes as Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab and the U.S. government continue their legal fight over a federal law banning the cybersecurity’s company’s products from government networks.

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