U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., spoke Friday at an event hosted by the School of Information Sciences and the Information Trust Institute. During the talk, Bacon spoke on issues in United States cybersecurity, artificial intelligence regulation, data centers and autonomous military weaponry.
Bacon represents Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District as a Republican, and is a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general. Bacon is chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation and specialized in intelligence and electronic warfare during his 30-year service in the U.S. Air Force.
During the event, Bacon spoke for a more aggressive U.S. cybersecurity policy. He said that he believes restrictive rules of engagement against civilian targets should be reviewed and updated in order to deter hackers from China and Russia.
Speaking against the proposed budget cuts to the Cyber Infrastructure and Security Agency and the firing of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh by the Trump Administration, Bacon said he believes that CISA and Cyber Command should be held above partisan politics as agencies responsible for a critical U.S. sector.
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