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The Department of Homeland Security was asked to transmit policy recommendations on data retention and event logging to the Office of Management and Budget by May 26 as part of President Joe Bidens cybersecurity executive order.

DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas cited the attack on Colonial Pipeline as the impetus for the new regulations.

By Justin Katz NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. 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. "Attacks on NASA networks are not a new phenomenon, although attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity," according to a May 18 report by NASAs inspector general. "We found that NAS...

By Justin Katz   The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to issue new regulations for pipeline security following the ransomware attack that disrupted Colonial Pipelines operations for more than a week earlier this month. "The Biden Administration is taking further action to better secure our nations critical infrastructure. TSA, in close collaboration with CISA, is coordinating with companies in the pipeline sector to ensure they are taking all necessary steps to increase their resil...

By Justin Katz   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. "Attacks on NASA networks are not a new phenomenon, although attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity," according to a May 18 report by NASAs inspector general. "We found that NASAs ability to prevent, detect, and mitiga...

CISA received $650 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, but the agencys top officials have described that as only a "down payment" to move the governments cybersecurity efforts.

By Justin Katz   The House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday advanced multiple bills focused on bills focused on cybersecurity and pipeline security in the wake of the ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline and the release of President Joe Bidens cybersecurity executive order. Included in the tranche of bills passed by the committee is the "Pipeline Security Act" which codifies the Transportation Safety Administrations role in securing the countrys natural gas and oil infrastructure...

Acting CISA Director Brandon Wales testified before a Senate committee on May 11. Brandon Wales, the acting chief of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, conceded on Thursday the dozens of deadlines in the administrations new executive order will "stretch the system" as his agency and others work to enact President Joe Bidens wide-ranging plan to revamp the federal governments cybersecurity. "I think the community is right to say this is ambitious, this is big, but I think tha...

TSAs role in pipeline security looks like a weak link to some in government and industry By Justin Katz   Lawmakers and government officials are re-examining the Transportation Security Administrations place in regulating the cybersecurity of the countrys natural gas pipelines in the wake of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipelines business systems. The office responsible for those policies is historically short staffed and the agency has yet to address several issues brought up by governme...

By Justin Katz   Following four major cybersecurity attacks on the federal government in recent months, the acting head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Tuesday enthusiastically backed a bipartisan bill to establish a "response and recovery" fund for cybersecurity incidents. The bill, introduced in April by Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) would allow the homeland security secretary and national cyber director to declare a "significant cyber incide...