It is important to remember that the agency’s budget proposal is just that, a proposal, and Congress may or may not agree to it. So what is in the proposal? Whether Congress agrees with the agency or not is to be seen, but if they do, you can draw your own conclusion as to the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I understand that the government needs to save money. There probably is enough waste to fund a small country. Or many a bigger one. But are we doing that wisely? CISA, which is the key agency to protect civilian government agencies, especially now with all of the layoffs and which is also the agency directed […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questions from the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee. She wants to slash almost $500 million from the CISA budget. While the appropriations committee was looking at DHS’s funding across all of its agencies, they made a point of demanding more info on the administration’s financial plans for CISA. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Well, I am not sure that anyone in DC is actually fiddling, but they certainly are not doing much to solve the problem. A panel of policymakers at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week were very clear on the threat. Salt Typhoon, a China-backed threat group, is particularly scary, having demonstrated uncanny skill in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]More Countries Issue Travel Advisories for Travel to US The White House is trying to spin growing international concerns over travel to the U.S. in response to U.S. immigration and transgender rights policies, among other issues. Countries updating their advisories include New Zealand, Germany and the U.K, citing concerns over terrorism, civil unrest and stricter […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Yesterday the president signed an EO planning a new National Resilience Strategy letting the states figure out how to protect themselves. This includes both cyber disasters and other physical disasters. The order says that state and local governments AND INDIVIDUALS play a “more active and significant role” in national resilience and preparedness. This comes after […]
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