House Select Committee Recommends New Cybersecurity Leadership Position

Members of the House Select Homeland Security Committee have recommended establishing a new assistant secretary position within the Homeland Security Department to better integrate and coordinate cybersecurity issues.

The recommendation is one of six suggestions listed in a new 41-page, bipartisan report that was released today by the committee's cybersecurity subcommittee. The report stated that although DHS officials have created the National Cyber Security Division and several other coordination entities, "now is the time to build toward more robust capabilities."

It also stated DHS officials need to exert more effort to work with the private sector and across critical infrastructure sectors in addition to state and local governments.

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