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After CrowdStrike’s Outage, Congress Moved Fast on Oversight

The July 19 CrowdStrike outage triggered an immediate congressional push for answers, as lawmakers asked federal cyber officials to review what went wrong and what it means for critical infrastructure.

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First recorded Jul 19, 2024·Meaningfully updated Jul 19, 2024

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After CrowdStrike’s Outage, Congress Moved Fast on Oversight

The July 19 CrowdStrike outage triggered an immediate congressional push for answers, as lawmakers asked federal cyber officials to review what went wrong and what it means for critical infrastructure.

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