Government

3 min read

• contracting
• cybersecurity harmonization
• Government
• Institute for Security and Technology
• National Cyber Director
• Nick Leiserson
• office of management and budget
• Policy
• regulation
• Russell Vought
• Russia
• secure-by-design
• SolarWinds

OMB rescinds ‘burdensome’ Biden-era secure software memo

Cyber Scoop January 26, 2026

Trump administration rescinds Biden OMB secure software memo Skip...

Read More

3 min read

• Congress
• data sharing
• Government
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• lawsuit
• Policy
• Privacy
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with ICE 

Cyber Scoop January 22, 2026

Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with...

Read More

4 min read

• budget
• Cybersecurity
• encryption
• Government
• NIST
• post quantum cryptography
• Privacy
• Trump administration

NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption and other priorities

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption...

Read More

4 min read

• Andrew Garbarino
• Andy Ogles
• Bennie Thompson
• budget
• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• James Walkinshaw
• Madhu Gottumukkala
• Robert Costello
• workforce

Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions | CyberScoop...

Read More

4 min read

• budget
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• EI-ISAC
• election security
• Government
• House Appropriations Committee
• information sharing
• Money
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
• Technology Modernization Fund
• workforce

Congressional appropriators move to extend information-sharing law, fund CISA

Cyber Scoop January 20, 2026

Congressional appropriators move to extend information-sharing law, fund CISA...

Read More

4 min read

• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice
• election
• election security
• Government
• Privacy
• Trump administration
• U.S. courts
• voter data

Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter data

Cyber Scoop January 16, 2026

Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter...

Read More

5 min read

• Cyber Command
• Government
• nsa

Trump’s cyber chief pick tells lawmakers he’ll assess efficacy of Cybercom-NSA dual-hat role, if confirmed

Cyber Scoop January 15, 2026

Trump’s cyber chief pick tells lawmakers he’ll assess efficacy...

Read More

3 min read

• Contrast Security
• CVE
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Government
• OWASP
• Research
• vulnerabilities
• XSS

CISA’s secure-software buying tool had a simple XSS vulnerability of its own

Cyber Scoop January 15, 2026

CISA’s secure-software buying tool had a simple XSS vulnerability...

Read More

4 min read

• critical infrastructure
• Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• information sharing
• Policy
• Sector Coordinating Council
• sector risk management agencies
• Threats

Sources: DHS finalizing replacement for disbanded critical infrastructure security council 

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Sources: DHS finalizing replacement for disbanded critical infrastructure security...

Read More

3 min read

• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• Kristi Noem
• Policy
• Rick Scott
• Sean Plankey
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Thom Tillis
• Trump administration
• U.S. Coast Guard
• workforce

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2026

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA | CyberScoop Skip...

Read More