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Witnesses urge Congress to reauthorize CISA 2015 and state and local cybersecurity grants before lapse
Summary
Panelists and members from both parties told the subcommittee that reauthorizing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and the state and local cybersecurity grant program is urgent; witnesses said expiration would sharply reduce information sharing and funding to under-resourced local entities.
Lawmakers and witnesses at a House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing urged Congress to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) and the state and local cybersecurity grant program, saying both are vital to information sharing and funding for underfunded critical infrastructure operators.
Representative Adam B. Swalwell, the ranking member, said reauthorization must happen promptly. “We cannot allow this critical authority to lapse,” he told the panel, echoing several…
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