Readout of Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden’s Travel to California

From April 24-28, Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden traveled to California. During this trip, Acting Director Walden emphasized how the National Cybersecurity Strategy sets the agenda for the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), including the development of an interagency National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) implementation plan; the forthcoming National Cyber Workforce and Education…

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Publishes the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

Read the full Implementation Plan here President Biden has made clear that all Americans deserve the full benefits and potential of our digital future. The Biden-Harris Administration’s recently released National Cybersecurity Strategy calls for two fundamental shifts in how the United States allocates roles, responsibilities, and resources in cyberspace: Today, the Administration is announcing a roadmap to…

About the Director

Kemba Walden is the Acting National Cyber Director in the Office of the National Cyber Director. Kemba served as the inaugural Principal Deputy  National Cyber Director for eight months, during which she co-led the organization, overseeing the development and growth of the office. During her tenure, the Office of the National Cyber Director drafted and released the National Cybersecurity Strategy,…

Readout of Office of the National Cyber Director Meetings with Cybersecurity Researchers

This afternoon, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) hosted cybersecurity researchers as part of an afternoon of programming to share key initiatives in the Biden-Harris Administration cybersecurity agenda.  National Cyber Director Chris Inglis and Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana gave welcoming remarks and stressed the importance these individuals play in the broader…

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Accomplishes Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint

Cybersecurity becomes more essential to our economy and our critical infrastructure – like financial institutions, personal data, and even our elections – everyday. As the demand for cybersecurity workers grows to meet these threats, the President is committed to seeing a more inclusive, robust, and skilled workforce to protect our personal and national interests. On…

Biden-Harris Administration Launches Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge to Protect America’s Critical Software

Several leading AI companies – Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI – to partner with DARPA in major competition to make software more secure The Biden-Harris Administration today launched a major two-year competition that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to protect the United States’ most important software, such as code that helps run the internet and…

Readout of White House Multifactor Authentication Modernization Symposium

Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), the National Security Council (NSC), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly hosted a Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Modernization Symposium. The event brought together leaders from industry and government to discuss how the Federal government can support and…

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Expands Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnership to Chemical Sector

A keystone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s cybersecurity commitment is strengthening the resilience of the United States’ critical infrastructure to safeguard the services Americans rely on every day. Today, the Administration continued to deliver on this commitment by expanding the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to a fourth sector – the chemical sector. The majority…

Fact Sheet: Office of the National Cyber Director Requests Public Comment on Open-Source Software Security and Memory Safe Programming Languages

Request for Information Today, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), in partnership with the  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Science Foundation  (NSF), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the Office of  Management and Budget (OMB), is announcing a Request For Information (RFI) on open source software…

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