Three newly introduced bills would add weight and influence to the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber wing through increased stability in leadership positions, additional resources and a public-private workforce exchange program.
The package of bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Katko (R-NY), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, includes:
- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director and Assistant Directors Act.
- Strengthening the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2020.
- The CISA Public-Private Talent Exchange Act.
Taken together, the measures aim to enrich the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) national cybersecurity profile. Of note, all three Katko bills are tied to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s (CSC) report delivered last March that offered dozens of cybersecurity-related recommendations to improve the nation’s defenses. Along those lines, Katko was also among a bipartisan group of legislators who recently proposed the CSC-inspired National Cyber Director Act…
