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\"Normally, at this point, a CISA computer emergency readiness team would be created to respond,\" Underwood said, asking who decided not to create such a response team in the reported instance. Underwood said the whistleblower told investigators that instructions \"had come down to drop The US cert reporting and investigation.\"

Bridget Bean, the senior official performing the duties of the director of CISA, said the agency supports federal civilian agencies and would provide forensic and technical assistance \"if we are asked to do so.\" Bean told the committee that CISA had not received a request from the NLRB and that the agency would provide updates if formally asked to participate in investigative work. \"If we are asked to do so, we will we will provide updates,\" she said.

Representative Escobar and other members expressed concern about the reported sharing of sensitive information through unsecured personal accounts and asked whether CISA had been consulted. Bean said she had no knowledge that CISA had been consulted and offered to obtain more information and follow up with the committee.

There was no recorded formal action by the committee to compel CISA to open a response; rather, members sought information and asked the agency to provide updates if and when it is asked to participate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oversight Hearing – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency","oneSentenceSummary","Members raised public reporting that staff at a unit referred to as Doge removed large amounts of data from the National Labor Relations Board and asked whether CISA had been engaged; CISA said it had not received a request and would assist if asked.","taxTitle","Appropriations: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1832,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6243185,"CISA director details programs, partnerships and defenses in committee testimony",2350,333000,2683000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3241266-b3094160b36c63c101b2ab19087f363b&start=333&end=2683","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3241266-b3094160b36c63c101b2ab19087f363b/thumbnail_333000.jpg","/articles/6243185/CISA-director-details-programs-partnerships-and-defenses-in-committee-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243185-b1a6c20d4465f8c5d25804493947ce9e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770708201&Signature=QWq7k3lN6z1VBusrO0LHG-ZR7zZbmdZiGPrvGCYauuC9f~2AufKjsB7VKnelF2B1MFTf-MrU~EXceBgrjyPfqg65xk-9VD3woT-r3G8fcCHAHAxdTZnfrYA2c2o~2shD4mffweqYz6qG0pJYnnwyEvcW~gtpZFWwCMso79VoC5OMs8AxaLcnhJniqoarvNqX8jecyi-gaVT7JHQ2EAzEmLtGSbhhN-KBzfMb-BEL8bIeoHoNV6L~gssdbvKSEuSO1NmwmUFviKRYcfoidWkitoeSIhMHNuM0lt4DuiZ-uWVUTAeigUG1sy8fgu1R-B0YMCMeM5rzIwElPCv7KFYdxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bridget Bean, senior official performing the duties of the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told the House Appropriations subcommittee that CISA continues to expand operational support and partnerships to defend federal and critical infrastructure networks.

Bean said the agency has delivered operational products with partners including the FBI and NSA, provided more than 269 terrorism-mitigation courses to over 5,000 participants, conducted 68 exercises, completed 9,400 cyber and physical assessments and trainings for state, local and critical infrastructure owners, and issued more than 4,000 early-stage ransomware notifications. \"We've expanded CISA's known exploited vulnerability catalog to over 1,300 vulnerabilities,\" she said, and described measurable reductions in risk for partners who use agency services.

Members questioned how programs such as attack surface management fit into CISA's core capabilities. Bean called attack surface management \"one of our core capabilities\" and said it is a scalable program that looks \"from the outside in\" to identify and help partners remediate exposed vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them.

Committee members and Bean discussed public-private partnership efforts, including the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), and the agency's regional delivery model in which security advisers are embedded across states and territories to provide in-person assistance. Bean said that trusted relationships are critical to sharing threat information across sectors and with international partners. \"Everything we do is through trusted, established relationships,\" she said of CISA's partnership model.

Members also asked about sector-specific work: Bean said CISA coordinates with the Department of Energy, sector risk management agencies and private-sector oil and gas firms to identify threats, share intelligence, and encourage contingency planning to limit cascading impacts. On universities and workforce development, Bean said CISA works with higher-education institutions to strengthen cyber curricula, recruit future defenders and exchange defensive research and practices.

Bean and members emphasized practical steps for smaller organizations and businesses: sign up for CISA services such as cyber hygiene scanning, connect with regional security advisers, patch known vulnerabilities, and prioritize secure-by-design procurement. She said CISA's field staff and partnerships enable scalable delivery of those services to states, localities and small businesses.

No formal policy changes were adopted during the hearing; members asked for follow-up materials on program metrics and for the agency to provide requested budget and reprogramming details.","CISA's senior official testified to the Appropriations subcommittee about the agency's operational work — including the known exploited vulnerability catalog, attack surface management, JCDC partnerships, regional advisers, and support for state, local and small-business cybersecurity — citing metrics on courses, assessments, and mitigations.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6243190,"Appropriations members press CISA on proposed cuts, request details on $139 million reprogramming",2887,115000,3002000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3241266-b3094160b36c63c101b2ab19087f363b&start=115&end=3002","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3241266-b3094160b36c63c101b2ab19087f363b/thumbnail_115000.jpg","/articles/6243190/Appropriations-members-press-CISA-on-proposed-cuts-request-details-on-139-million-reprogramming","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243190-ab3b6e6e922e6485e37437f562c838ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770708201&Signature=AWjOXckD~iX1RmBAb5SXDIP9W16OueLlFU~sG3Nq0xONm3qkiRnNDboRQapDjojYoCzKOEX4h63KN2XrXz6QfAthwMoFJx5QQG08TU~fugTxfy3iAxaPGO6DM5YcvBexn0JJi8Pdr~10gcRfYXcTTQRsBegw8rz-g0ReJdUWe0nSDSSIuZ8jU-DDmdKL7OTtHF5EgKR-UP1jx7uX9-m-TdaOhdZWok1zIkmKW6aFvXV6P-PI5q4c8PyFEo0elE1z6bqQ-WqPjA0x3LKbU0G9rBqtMYf9USFVnwYX6QmNu1XuPgp39548yjbnZBT890EZQ0LWmhjEm4pd42WPcMOCKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ranking Member Underwood and members of the House Appropriations subcommittee pressed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's senior official performing the duties of the director, Bridget Bean, on the administration's budget request and an agency reprogramming request ahead of a planned markup.

Underwood said the agency is facing what she described as \"an almost 20% cut to CISA, 491000000 dollars,\" and said the proposal included workforce reductions through \"early retirement buyouts and questionable terminations.\" \"That's not cutting fat. That's a death blow,\" she said. She urged the committee to press CISA on how those reductions would affect congressionally mandated missions.

The subcommittee chair repeated members' requests that CISA provide timely, written answers about how proposed cuts and an outstanding reprogramming request would affect core missions. The chair said CISA had been asked to transfer $139,000,000 in a reprogramming request and that members were concerned about roughly a half-billion dollars of reductions in the budget request. The chair asked for responses \"within 15 days\" to members' follow-up questions and requested a detailed accounting before the committee marks up appropriations for the agency.

CISA's acting senior official, Bridget Bean, defended the agency's recent work and said the agency remains committed to executing \"our core mission as authorized by Congress\" while implementing the administration's priorities. Bean said CISA is focused on cybersecurity, infrastructure security, and emergency communications and that the agency is working to find efficiencies while continuing mission work.

Members repeatedly framed their questions as seeking clarity rather than assuming malfeasance, but raised concerns that rapid workforce reductions could degrade capabilities that members said are critical for defending elections, the energy sector and other infrastructure. Underwood cited the agency's role in protecting election infrastructure and referenced a past 2016 intrusion in Illinois to underscore her argument that election security falls within CISA's statutory responsibilities.

The subcommittee did not adopt any formal votes during the hearing on appropriations actions. Members asked for written follow-ups and signaled they would review CISA's responses before acting on the pending reprogramming or finalizing budget recommendations.

The subcommittee chair closed the hearing by reiterating the 15-day turnaround request for the written follow-ups and saying the panel would consider the information prior to markup.","House Appropriations subcommittee members questioned CISA leadership about an administration budget proposal that members said would cut about 20% of the agency's funds and pending reprogramming and requested detailed information on impacts before markup.","actionData","errors"]

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Lawmakers press CISA on reported data removal at NLRB; agency says it has not been asked to assist

CISA director details programs, partnerships and defenses in committee testimony

Appropriations members press CISA on proposed cuts, request details on $139 million reprogramming