WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. titled, “The Partnership Between NIST and the Private Sector: Improving Cybersecurity”. The hearing will explore the public-private partnership that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is convening to allow private sector companies to promote cybersecurity standards and best practices to protect the nation’s most critical systems. The hearing will also explore proposals to improve cybersecurity research and development, workforce training and education, and public awareness.
THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NIST AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR: IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY
Full Committee Hearing
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2013
Hearing Start Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building
Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website. Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to automatically begin streaming the webcast.
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Committee Members
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John Rockefeller
Chairman -
John Thune
Senator
Testimony
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Patrick D. Gallagher
Acting Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technologyand Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce -
Arthur W. Coviello
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Dorothy Coleman
Vice President on Tax, Technology, and Domestic Economic PolicyNational Association of Manufacturers -
Mark G. Clancy
Managing Director, Technology Risk Management and Corporate Information Security OfficerThe Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, on behalf of the American Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association