{"id":24173,"date":"2018-03-23T18:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T18:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/23\/hack-the-state-department-legislation-introduced-in-the-house\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:17:00","slug":"hack-the-state-department-legislation-introduced-in-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/cyber\/2018\/03\/23\/hack-the-state-department-legislation-introduced-in-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hack the State Department\u2019 legislation introduced in the House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Ted Yoho, R-Fla., introduced a bill March 21, 2018, that directs the State Department to develop vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty programs to address the cyber weaknesses of public-facing State networks and data systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hack Your State Department Act would require that the Secretary of State establish guidelines and processes for a vulnerability disclosure program that enables security researchers to uncover and report gaps in department systems within 180 days of the bill\u2019s enactment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secretary of State must then submit to Congress a report on the number of vulnerabilities disclosed and the average time to close them within 180 days of the VDP\u2019s establishment and once each year for the next six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t