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Subcommittee tables bill that would restrict purchases of technology tied to hostile countries
Summary
The subcommittee voted to table HB 2591, a proposal to bar purchase and use of certain technologies from adversarial companies or countries and to give the state's CIO authority to implement procurement restrictions; the motion to table passed 5–4.
The Technology and Innovation Subcommittee tabled House Bill 2591, a bill that would restrict the Commonwealth and private entities operating in Virginia from purchasing or using technology identified as originating from or tied to adversarial countries or companies.
Delegate Kim Poë, the bill sponsor, said Virginia’s critical telecommunications and data center infrastructure depend on foreign-sourced technology that in some…
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