By Tim Sparks in Politico Morning Cybersecurity

— The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act features provisions on election security, grid defenses and military cyber operations. The House passed the compromise version on Wednesday.

— The state of privacy in the House: A discussion draft for federal rules is set to emerge out of a Democratic-led subcommittee as early as next week — but that doesn’t mean bipartisan talks are dead, leaders in the chamber say.

— A government watchdog estimated plenty of progress on cybersecurity for federal agencies, but there are trouble spots in some key areas.

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