CBO: House cyber e-gov bill would cost $710 million

A government anti-hacking bill slated for a House vote this week would cost an additional $710 million to implement, according to an independent federal agency. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that H.R. 4257, bipartisan legislation to automate many requirements under the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act, would not violate House pay-go rules requiring offsets for mandatory spending. Much of the money doled out between 2013 and 2017 would cover salaries, expenses and equipment.