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CISA Gets Handsome Boost In Proposed Senate Homeland Security Funding Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 18th, 2021

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CISA Gets Handsome Boost In Proposed Senate Homeland Security Funding Bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday introduced a fiscal year 2022 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would provide more than a half-billion dollar increase in proposed spending for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), demonstrating strong support for an agency that is increasingly seen as crucial to bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity posture. The budget recommendation from Democrats on the committee is $504.4 million more than the $2.1 billion request and also exceeds the $2.4 billion…

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