The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said he will introduce legislation to mandate that companies notify the government to major cybersecurity breaches, a promise several lawmakers have made this year.
The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies.
By Lauren C. Williams, Justin Katz, Chris Riotta and Natalie Alms
NASA is aiming to correct longstanding cybersecurity management issues identified in a recent inspector general report through a unified IT contract that was scheduled to publish a request for proposals this month.
CISA received $650 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, but the agency's top officials have described that as only a "down payment" to improve the government's cybersecurity efforts.
The White House and lawmakers are eyeing steps to make sure contractors have to alert the federal government to cybersecurity breaches on their systems, but expect companies to balk at rules that put them at risk for legal action or require the disclosure of trade secrets.
The scope and scale of the attack as described by Microsoft President Brad Smith is in keeping with the attribution being made by public sector and private sector officials that the hack was perpetrated by Russian-sponsored actors.
Biden addressed the global security forum for the first time as president last week when he called for the United States to cooperate with European allies on establishing cyberspace norms.
The new rule, proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would subsidize electric companies that upgrade their cybersecurity infrastructure beyond the minimum requirements.
The incoming Biden-Harris administration announced a $1.9 trillion "rescue" package to help Americans whose incomes have taken a hit from the pandemic, which includes a major uptick in technology spending to secure government systems and spur modernization.
The move will make it easier for companies that are organized around faith-based activities to evade certain civil rights laws and policies when making hiring decisions.
