Tim Starks

2 weeks ago | cyberscoop.com | Tim Starks

Two House Democratic leaders are asking a government watchdog to dig into two federally-funded initiatives to catalog software flaws and vulnerability data in light of their recent troubles. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, and California Rep.

2 weeks ago | threatbeat.com | Tim Starks

Skip to content NEW Security news and analysis brought to you by the McCrary Institute | READ MORE → By Tim Starks • Jun 11, 2025 A House panel approved a fiscal 2026 funding bill Monday that would cut the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency by $135 million from fiscal 2025, significantly less than the Trump administration’s proposed $495 million. The chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Rep.

2 weeks ago | cyberscoop.com | Tim Starks

Congress is losing a cybersecurity advocate in Mark Green, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee and announced his pending retirement Monday — a decision that could put new pressures on the fate of cyber legislation in the months ahead. As head of the committee, Green has championed cyber workforce legislation as his top priority, and recently called for a vote on the measure on the House floor.

2 weeks ago | cyberscoop.com | Tim Starks

A House panel approved a fiscal 2026 funding bill Monday that would cut the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency by $135 million from fiscal 2025, significantly less than the Trump administration’s proposed $495 million. The chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mark Amodei, said the annual Department of Homeland Security funding measure “responsibly trimmed” the CISA budget. But Illinois Rep.

3 weeks ago | cyberscoop.com | Tim Starks

Sean Cairncross laid out his vision to senators Thursday for the Office of the National Cyber Director if he is confirmed to lead it. “A goal of mine is to make sure this office sits at the place that this committee and I believe Congress intended in the statute, and that is to lead cyber policy coordination across the federal government,” he told the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at his confirmation hearing.