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Attorney general's office supports shifting cybersecurity council appointments to governor and letting council pick its chair
Summary
The attorney general's office testified for House Bill 376, saying the Maryland Cybersecurity Council should be chaired and populated in ways more closely tied to cybersecurity practice. The bill would move appointment authority for some outside members from the attorney general to the governor and let the council select its own chair.
Howard Barr, assistant attorney general and principal counsel to the Department of Information Technology, testified the Office of the Attorney General "respectfully urges this committee to report favorably on House Bill 376," which would change how the Maryland Cybersecurity Council selects its chair and some outside members. Barr said currently…
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