Editor’s note: Cybersecurity Dive broke the 69 initiatives out of the Office of the National Cyber Director’s implentation plan into a table, which you can find and explore at the bottom of the article.
Crafting a strategy to improve the nation’s cybersecurity required a significant yearslong effort from cyber authorities. Now, the hard work of bringing those goals to fruition hinges on the White House’s ability to delegate cyber initiatives to a broad set of government offices and agencies.
The implementation plan for the national cybersecurity strategy divides the strategy’s 27 objectives into 69 initiatives. One agency is assigned to take point on each initiative, and many are, at times, assigned to work with a cast of contributing government entities.
The Office of the National Cyber Director and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are the most prevalent lead agencies, responsible for 14 and 10 initiatives each, respectively.
“For these 69 [initiatives] to really make a difference, the ONCD, Office of Management and Budget and the lead agencies will need to create alignment with private…
