Budget documents released so far “offer some indications of how the Trump Administration is generally seeking to allocate cybersecurity resources—largely through reduced cybersecurity allocations at agencies." Image: C. Fish Images/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffPresident Trump’s recent executive order on cybersecurity in sum would “reduce the involvement of federal agencies in shaping the nation’s cybersecurity posture while also giving the private sector greater influence,” says a report for Congress.
“This EO marks a shift from previous administrations on cyber policy—and in particular, within the narrower area of cybersecurity policy. Where other administrations had previously sought greater consolidation of cybersecurity responsibilities at the federal level, EO 14306 seeks to redistribute these responsibilities among industry participants or remove the responsibilities altogether,” says a Congressional Research Service report.
While the order left intact portions of previous orders—including one issued in the waning days of the Biden administration—the new order “performed line edits to remove text or policies with which the administration disagrees,” it says. Those include for example removing agency requirements to conduct digital identity verification work and removing a requirement that contractors attest that they are in compliance with certain National Institute of Standards and Technology standards.
Budget documents released so far “offer some indications of how the Trump Administration is generally seeking to allocate cybersecurity resources—largely through reduced cybersecurity allocations at agencies,” it says. However, “greater detail on how agencies may implement administration priorities” is awaiting decisions by officials such as the national cyber director and the director of the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; nominees for both are pending in the Senate.
Potential issues for congressional attention, it said, include the “implications for reduced investment in cybersecurity activities by agencies; the degree to which the private sector is positioned to act without federal direction and resources; the ability for agencies to manage nation-state cybersecurity threats; implications for reductions in agency programs and workforces both for near term and long-term objectives; the role of the federal government in spurring the adoption of new technologies; and how the nation shall employ AI technologies for cybersecurity.”
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