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 move the government s 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 Biden s cybersecurity executive order.
Included in the tranche of bills passed by the committee is the Pipeline Security Act which codifies the Transportation Safety Administration s role in securing the country s natural gas and oil infrastructure. The bill, which has been previously introduced but failed to gain traction in past years, was re-introduced following the disruptive cyberattack on a key East Coast pipeline.