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Appropriators Give CISA Big Increase In FY ’22 Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

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Appropriators Give CISA Big Increase In FY ’22 Bill

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Photo: DHS

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will receive $2.6 billion for its people and programs in fiscal year 2022, $460 million more than the Biden administration and nearly $570 million more than appropriated in FY ’21, under a spending bill agreed to by congressional appropriators. The omnibus bill, which was released early Wednesday morning, includes $301 million more than requested for CISA’s operations and support account, with $156.4 million specifically for cybersecurity, and the remainder of the increase divvied…

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