Congress isn't happy with Trump's cyber strategy. It wants a commission to help.

Sen Ben Sasse (R-NE) says the Trump Administration needs to get serious about cyberdefense. And he’s taking some cues from history with the hope of kicking the administration into action. Tucked in a massive defense policy bill Congress appears poised to pass in the coming weeks is a measure from Sen Sasse that would create a commission of top national security officials, lawmakers and experts to draw up a comprehensive cyberdefense strategy for the country. The proposal is based on the Project Solarium Commission, a Cold War effort President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched in the 1950s to counter the Soviet threat. It’s another way Congress is trying to force President Donald Trump’s hand in developing a clear doctrine for how the United States responds to cyberthreats from nation states like Russia, which President Trump refuses to unequivocally state interfered in the 2016 election. The 14-member “Cyberspace Solarium Commission” would consist of the director of the FBI and top deputies from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon. The remaining commissioners would be members of Congress and “nationally recognized” cybersecurity experts picked by House and Senate leaders from both parties.  The goal is to produce a “clean and coherent plan for deterring and defending our country from cyber attacks” by September 2019, Sen Sasse said.