Senators Rob Portman and Chris Murphy recently introduced the “Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016”, a bill that would create a new coordinating body, the Center for Information Analysis and Response. According to the bill, the Center, funded to the tune of $20 million, would:
lead and coordinate the collection and analysis of information on foreign government information warfare efforts;
establish a framework for the integration of critical data and analysis on foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts into the development of national strategy; and
develop and synchronize government initiatives to expose and counter foreign information operations directed against U.S. national security interests and …read more
Source: The American Interest
