White House issues veto threat against CISPA

The White House issued a veto threat against the current version of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) as House Republicans prepared to take it to the floor.

Just as the House Rules Committee convened to weigh amendments to the measure, spearheaded by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), the administration released a formal policy statement that raised the stakes: It said President Barack Obama’s advisers would recommend that the President veto the bill unless there are significant changes to boost privacy protections, add new protections on users' personal information and alter its liability protection language. "The administration looks forward to continuing to engage with the Congress in a bipartisan, bicameral fashion to enact cybersecurity legislation to address these critical issues," it continued. "However, for the reasons stated herein, if H.R. 3523 were presented to the president, his senior advisers would recommend that he veto the bill."