BGOV Bill Summary: HR 7174, Cybersecurity Forensics Training - Bloomberg Law

BGOV Bill Summary: HR 7174, Cybersecurity Forensics Training - Bloomberg Law
Privacy & Data Security Law

By Christina Banoub



June 17, 2022, 6:35 PM





The National Computer Forensics Institute would be reauthorized for 10 years by H.R. 7174.


The NCFI helps train state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement; prosecutors; judges; and others on how to prevent and investigate cybersecurity and electronic crimes. The institute, which the Secret Service operates in Alabama in partnership with the state’s Office of Prosecution Services, also shares relevant homeland security information on cybersecurity threats.


More than 16,000 law enforcement officers have received training, according to a March 25 news release from bill sponsor Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.).


“We need to give law enforcement the tools and resources ...







Christina Banoub


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