White House Debuts Dot-Gov Cyber Enforcement Squad

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2015/02/white-house-debuts-dot-gov-cyber-enforcement-squad/104313/

By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov.com
February 2, 2015

The Obama administration will spend about $20 million on a new White House 
cyber unit to oversee dot-gov network security, including, for the first 
time, making sure agencies notify victims of breaches according to a 
specific timetable.

The "E-gov Cyber" division, housed within the Office of Management and 
Budget, is aimed at making clear OMB's role in governmentwide 
cybersecurity: policymaking and enforcement. The newly enacted 2014 
Federal Information Security Modernization Act formally tasks the 
Department of Homeland Security with operational aspects of guarding the 
dot-gov network, and cements OMB’s strategic role.

For 2014 and 2015, Congress "provided OMB resources for improving 
cybersecurity oversight analytics," Acting U.S. Chief Information Officer 
Lisa Schlosser told Nextgov on Monday, referring to the $20 million 
funding allocation.

Obama’s 2016 budget proposal requests $35 million for that account.

In partnership with the National Security Council, DHS and the Commerce 
Department, E-gov Cyber will “conduct data-driven, risk-based oversight of 
agency governmentwide security programs,” Schlosser said during an 
interview.

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