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Despite being given two years to develop a plan for responding to cyber catastrophe, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hasn’t said anything to indicate there’s been progress. The U.S. government has had plans in place for years on how to remain operational in the event of a large-scale disaster and Congress directed the Biden administration two years ago to develop a similar plan to keep the economy running in the event of a national cyberattack. On Tuesday, Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino, R-N.Y., asked DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for an update on the "continuity of the economy," or COTE, plan during a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, according to The Washington Post. 'I'll look forward to following up on that for you and responding swiftly,' Mayorkas said. 'I'll have to look into that, where the report that is due to you is.' Tuesday marked the most recent time Mayorkas had been asked to report on the plan’s progress; Garbarino and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., asked the secretary and other administration officials the same question in a letter two weeks ago.
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