Congress needs to step in on cybersecurity harmonization, White House official says

A Senate Homeland Security hearing and an ONCD report spotlight the need to harmonize fragmented U.S. cybersecurity regulations, with bipartisan acknowledgment that overlapping and conflicting rules burden organizations and weaken defense. A draft bill from Sen. Gary Peters would establish an interagency body to coordinate standards, address independent agency rulemaking, and reduce compliance complexity. Stakeholders—including Business Roundtable, BPI, and GAO—warn that the current patchwork diverts security leaders’ time and hampers competitiveness, underscoring the urgency for congressional action as nation-state threats intensify.