The budget says that “TMF is particularly well-positioned to make a large impact in the Federal Government’s ability to deliver excellent, equitable, and secure services and customer experience by identifying opportunities to leverage technology across agencies and investing in IT modernization, cybersecurity, and user-facing services.” Technology Modernization Fund gains $200 million: To support IT modernization efforts, the budget includes an additional $200 million for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), authorized by the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017. The administration states in the budget that “these investments are in line with the National Cybersecurity Strategy that emphasizes a whole-of-nation approach to addressing the ongoing cyber threat.” In addition, the budget increases centralized funding to strengthen Treasury’s overall cybersecurity efforts and continue the implementation of a zero-trust architecture to protect Treasury systems from future attacks.ĭOJ gets an additional $63 million to pursue cyber threats: The budget seeks to expand investments in the Justice Department’s investigative capabilities to pursue cyber threats, including $63 million for more agents, enhanced response capabilities, and strengthened intelligence collection and analysis capabilities. The following are the major cybersecurity-related provisions outlined in the budget: However, cybersecurity provisions in spending legislation usually receive bipartisan support and stand a better chance of surviving the battle ahead than the debt ceiling and social issues that rankle the House leadership.
Passing the budget in its current form, with a Republican-controlled House already declaring it dead on arrival, appears highly unlikely. “The recently signed National Cybersecurity Strategy details a comprehensive approach to better secure cyberspace and ensure the United States is in the strongest possible position to seize all the benefits and potential of our digital future.” “The Budget continues to invest in cybersecurity programs recognizing that cybersecurity is essential to the basic functioning of our economy, the operation of our critical infrastructure, the strength of our democracy and democratic institutions, the privacy of our data and communications, and our national security,” a White House factsheet accompanying the budget states. The budget also calls for increasing the federal government’s IT modernization efforts, exploring cybersecurity efforts surrounding gender-based cybercrimes, expanding efforts to counter China’s problematic behaviors, and helping Ukraine better defend itself on the digital front. President Biden released his FY 2024 budget proposal that seeks a bigger budget for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and greater cyber investigative capabilities for the FBI.
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