{"id":11415,"date":"2018-11-14T18:32:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/14\/bill-creating-dhs-cyber-agency-heads-to-the-presidents-desk\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:51:51","slug":"bill-creating-dhs-cyber-agency-heads-to-the-presidents-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2018\/11\/14\/bill-creating-dhs-cyber-agency-heads-to-the-presidents-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill creating DHS cyber agency heads to the president\u2019s desk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Nov. 13 that would rename the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s National Protection and Programs Directorate and focus the new agency on cyber and physical infrastructure security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/congress\/capitol-hill\/2018\/10\/04\/senate-passes-bill-to-create-official-dhs-cyber-agency\/\" target=_blank>passed the Senate Oct. 3<\/a>, had already received unanimous House approval in December 2017, but required a new vote after members of the Senate made alterations to the bill before its passage. The bill now heads to the White House for signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/smr\/cybercon-smr\/2018\/11\/01\/how-a-name-change-will-make-this-dhs-office-cyber-focused\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3H5A4166.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How a name change will focus this DHS office\u2019s mission<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">After over 10 years, a name change for the Department of Homeland Security&#039;s National Protection and Programs Directorate would give the organization a chance to better focus on cyber and infrastructure security.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s vote is a significant step to stand up a federal government cybersecurity agency,\u201d DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key lawmakers also praised the vote, and Nielsen lauded Capitol Hill\u2019s efforts in creating CISA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe cyberthreat landscape is constantly evolving, and we need to ensure we\u2019re properly positioned to defend America\u2019s infrastructure from threats digital and physical. It was time to reorganize and operationalize NPPD into the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I thank Chairman Michael McCaul and Ranking Member Bennie Thompson for recognizing our critical role and both starting and completing this transformation in the House of Representatives. I also thank Chairman Ron Johnson and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill for their tireless support of the CISA Act in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/critical-infrastructure\/2018\/07\/20\/how-a-name-change-could-boost-election-security\/\" target=_blank>NPPD Undersecretary Christopher Krebs<\/a>, who would lead the newly reorganized CISA, applauded the legislation\u2019s passage for \u201celevating the cybersecurity mission\u201d at Homeland Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, experts have questioned department leaders over whether the new agency is simply a name change. 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