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October 10, 2018 By AMK

Senate agrees federal cybersecurity office should have name to match

The lead office governmentwide for handling cybersecurity issues in the public and private sector was finally granted something officials had long sought: actually including “cybersecurity” in the office’s name.

Wednesday, Senate lawmakers passed a long-awaited bill to rename the Homeland Security Department’s point office for cybersecurity, the National Protection and Programs Directorate, to something more fitting. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017—which passed by unanimous consent—would change the office’s title to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA.

As the name suggests, the office will lead efforts on cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure and coordinating between the government and private sector. The legislation also gives the office purview over “DHS’s responsibilities concerning chemical facilities antiterrorism standards.”

Keep reading this article at: https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/10/senate-agrees-federal-cybersecurity-office-should-have-name-match/151791/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: CISA, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS, Homeland Security, Senate

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