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CISA Officials Outline Plans To Use $650 Million For Cyber Security In Stimulus Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

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CISA Officials Outline Plans To Use $650 Million For Cyber Security In Stimulus Bill

Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Photo: DHS

The Department of Homeland Security plans to spend $650 million included in an economic stimulus package in four main areas to better protect federal civilian agency networks, including for more sensors to gain greater visibility about threats and improve analysis around these threats and the risks they pose, department officials told a House panel on Wednesday. The new funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within DHS was approved by the House on Wednesday afternoon as part of…

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