The House Homeland Security Committee has approved a bill that would give DHS broad authority to bar technology contractors that officials believe pose cybersecurity and national security risks.
The bill would only apply to Homeland Security contracts, and would generally require the department to notify contractors before a ban and allow them to protest it or make efforts to mitigate the problem. However, there is a provision to skip notifications under certain circumstances.
The bans could not be challenged by a federal court or through the Government Accountability Office’s bid protest process.