Cybersecurity Talent Initiative

GAO was asked to review CISA's organizational transformative initiative and its ability to coordinate effectively with stakeholders. Until CISA updates its milestones and fully implements its plans, it may be difficult for it to identify and respond to cybersecurity incidents, such as the major cyberattack reported in December 2020 that affected both government and private industry. WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity grant program specifically for state, local, and territorial governments across the country. This State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, made possible thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides $1 billion in funding to SLT partners over four years, with $185 million available for FY22, to support SLT efforts to address cyber risk to their information systems.

The FBI fosters this team approach through unique hubs where government, industry, and academia form long-term trusted relationships to combine efforts against cyber threats. Our adversaries look to exploit gaps in our intelligence and information security networks. The FBI is committed to working with our federal counterparts, our foreign partners, and the private sector to close those gaps. US-CERT strives for a safer, stronger Internet for all Americans by responding to major incidents, analyzing threats, and exchanging critical cybersecurity information with trusted partners around the world.

CISA concurred with this recommendation and in September 2021 described actions planned and under way to implement it. Specifically, the agency stated that it is developing a draft workplan and timeline to identify metrics and establish an outcome-oriented performance measurement approach. Once complete, CISA stated that this plan will, among other things, gauge the agency's efforts to meet the identified goals of the organizational transformation. CISA plans to complete its effort to identify outcome-oriented performance measures by March 31, 2022.

The Centre provides cyber security services to NCI Agency customers and users, as well as to all other elements of the Agency. FTA has aggregated cybersecurity resources below to support transit agencies as they prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cybersecurity issues. This sprint will focus on the need to cement the resilience of the Nation's democratic infrastructures and protect the integrity of its elections. Leveraging the lessons learned from the previous elections and the relationships CISA has built with local and state authorities across Agency Cybersecurity the country, this sprint will ensure election security remains a top priority every year, and not only during election season. During this sprint, the Secretary will focus specifically on the need to increase the cyber resilience of the Nation’s transportation systems – from aviation to rail, pipelines, and the marine transport system. Coast Guard, and CISA are all part of DHS, which presents a unique opportunity for the Department to make progress in this area, to leverage respective best practices, and to deepen the collaboration with the U.S.

Federal agencies will make offers across spring and summer of 2023, and most agency placements will start in the summer or fall of 2023. Submit to the Florida Digital Service, within 1 week after the remediation of a cybersecurity incident or ransomware incident, an after-action report that summarizes the incident, the incident’s resolution, and any insights gained as a result of the incident. Submit to the department annually by July 31, the state agency’s strategic and operational cybersecurity plans developed pursuant to rules and guidelines established by the department, through the Florida Digital Service.