In a keynote address at the Vanderbilt University Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats on Friday, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee said his panel was prepared to take on pressing cyber policy challenges, like an estimated cyber workforce shortage of 50,000 professionals and burdensome digital compliance. Recorded Future News sat down with the Tennessee Republican after his address to discuss Chinese hackers, the issues swirling about the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the state of congressional bipartisanship. Last month you, along with other members of your committee, asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for more information on the agency’s response to the malicious campaigns. RFN: Cyber has been a bipartisan issue in the committee in the past. Bipartisanship I've tried to push on to the committee is when last cycle I put [Reps. I went to him on the Cyber PIVOTT Act before this all went down, and I said, ‘Look, man, I'm hearing you're not going to support this bill that you just voted for. RFN: On stage you suggested the U.S. should take some kind of action on foreign disinformation campaigns, even as CISA sheds the mission. MG: Bipartisanship with [ranking member] Bennie Thompson (MS) and the Democrat leadership of the committee means you agree with them. RFN: It’s been reported that the administration is planning to make major cuts to CISA’s workforce.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:25:23 +0000