Trump pauses on grants, aid leaves federal cyber programs in state of confusion

A series of moves from the president raises questions about what’s next for the federal government’s many cyber grant and aid initiatives.

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Removal of Cyber Safety Review Board members sparks alarm from cyber pros, key lawmaker

Not everyone opposed the move, however, even as the board reviews the major Salt Typhoon telecom breach.

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Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary

She said at her confirmation hearing that CISA needs to be “smaller, more nimble” and it has gone “far off-mission.”

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Restoring U.S. cyber resilience: A blueprint for the new administration

The Trump administration can start by returning CISA to its core mission, former DHS and California officials argue.

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Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity

The little-populated state is seeing its governor and two senators move into key positions to influence cyber policy.

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Rail and pipeline representatives push to dial back TSA’s cyber mandates

House Republicans during a Tuesday hearing were sympathetic to industry calls for shaving down cyber regulations.

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DHS nominee Kristi Noem stood alone for rejecting department cyber grants to state, local governments

But the South Dakota governor has touted cybersecurity as her state’s “next big industry” and signed cyber legislation into law.

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Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches

The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.

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TSA issues proposed cyber mandates for pipelines, rail, airlines

The post-Colonial Pipeline proposal requires the agency’s charges to follow one cyber mandate to rule them all.

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Industry trade groups still have ‘concerns’ with cyber reporting mandate

21 organizations representing critical infrastructure interest groups ask Jen Easterly to have CISA go back to the drawing board.

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