{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.shaheen.senate.gov//news/press/shaheens-government-wide-kaspersky-ban-signed-into-law", "Shaheen\u2019s Government-Wide Kaspersky Ban Signed Into Law", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Jeanne Shaheen", "S001181", "www.shaheen.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Shaheen\u2019s Government-Wide Kaspersky Ban Signed Into Law \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDecember 12, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t(Washington, DC) \u2014 Today, the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law, which includes Senator Jeanne Shaheen\u2019s (D-NH) government-wide ban on Kaspersky Lab software across the federal government. Senator Shaheen\u2019s broad legislation stipulates that Kaspersky Lab products, or any affiliated products and services, be banned from all federal computers and connected networks.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\u201cConsidering the grave risk that Kaspersky Lab poses to our national security, it\u2019s necessary that the current directive to remove Kaspersky Lab software from government computers be broadened and reinforced by statute,\u201d said Senator Shaheen. \u201cThe case against Kaspersky is well-documented and deeply concerning. This law is long overdue, and I appreciate the urgency of my bipartisan colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee to remove this threat from government systems. Going forward, I will continue to push for additional measures that strengthen our nation\u2019s cybersecurity and protect our democracy from harmful foreign interference.\u201d\r\nSenator Shaheen was the first public official to sound the alarm on Kaspersky Lab. In September, the\u00a0Trump administration heeded Senator Shaheen\u2019s warnings about the Kremlin-linked company, ordering all federal agencies to remove the software from government computers within 90 days. In October, Senator Shaheen\u00a0sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee, requesting a hearing on the use of Kaspersky Lab software to hack the National Security Agency in 2015. Shortly thereafter, Shaheen called on the Trump administration to declassify information on Kaspersky Lab to raise public awareness regarding the serious threat that the company poses to the United States\u2019 national security.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.shaheen.senate.gov//news/press/shaheens-government-wide-kaspersky-ban-signed-into-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8580101896077394, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}