Today in Chicago, the Biden-Harris Administration continued its National Cyber Workforce Education roadshow by joining a roundtable to discuss cyber skills development hosted by the Board of Directors of Manufacturing x Digital (MxD). The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) met with more than a half dozen colleges, consortia, and education partners to discuss…
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Fact Sheet: ONCD Report Calls for Adoption of Memory Safe Programming Languages and Addressing the Hard Research Problem of Software Measurability
ONCD Rallies Industry, Academia, and Civil Society to Join Effort February 26, 2024 Read the full report here Watch the video address here Today, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) published a technical report entitled “Back to the Building Blocks: A Path Toward Secure and Measurable Software.” The report builds upon the President’s…
Remarks: National Cyber Director Coker Remarks at Norfolk State University HBCU Roundtable
Norfolk, Virginia February 28, 2024 Remarks As Prepared for Delivery It’s an honor to be here today. Thank you, Dr. DoVeanna Fulton and the team here at Norfolk State University, for hosting this important roundtable during Black History Month. I also want to recognize and thank Dr. Aurelia Williams for her warm welcome, and for…
Readout: Biden Administration and Partners Announce Major Commitments to Fill Cyber Jobs as Acting National Cyber Director Kicks Off Workforce Roadshow in Las Vegas
August 9, 2023 Today, the Biden-Harris Administration participated in a regional cyber workforce summit focused on expanding access to good-paying, middle-class jobs for all Nevadans at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), a Minority-Serving and Hispanic-Serving Institution. Multiple organizations, along with the Biden Administration, announced significant commitments addressing the national security imperative to grow…
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Office of Management and Budget Releases Draft Memorandum for Modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
OMB is requesting public comment on a new draft memorandum to strengthen and enhance the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Historically, the Federal Government has spent significant resources on physical data centers, missing out on the flexibility, security and performance of commercial cloud infrastructure. In 2011, OMB created FedRAMP to address these issues,…
One Year In: The President’s National Cybersecurity Strategy is Driving Change and Protecting the Nation
By National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr. On March 2, 2023, President Biden released the National Cybersecurity Strategy, a guiding document that has set the course for how the Biden-Harris Administration drives policy and action to defend our increasingly digital world. At the time, President Biden said, “Cybersecurity is essential to the basic functioning of…
Fact Sheet: Office of the National Cyber Director Requests Public Comment on Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations
RFI Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization Today, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is announcing a request for information (RFI) on cybersecurity regulatory harmonization and regulatory reciprocity. The RFI builds on the commitment the Administration made in the National Cybersecurity Strategy to “harmonize not only regulations and rules, but also assessments and audits…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers
Leading electronics and appliance manufacturers and retailers make voluntary commitments to increase cybersecurity on smart devices, help consumers choose products that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks.“U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” is the latest in a series of actions President Biden and the Biden-Harris Administration have taken to protect hard-working families. The Biden-Harris Administration today announced a…
PCAST Releases Report on Strategy for Cyber-Physical Resilience
Today, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report on fortifying the nation’s cyber-physical systems. These systems are the integrated digital and infrastructural resources that are crucial to Americans’ daily lives, including the electrical grid, public water systems, internet and telecommunications, banking systems, air traffic control, and much more. President…
