CIRCIA Archives

CISA to host industry feedback sessions on cyber incident reporting regulation

One industry official told CyberScoop the town halls are probably not what CIRCIA needs right now.

Feb 12, 2026 By Tim Starks

Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Acting CISA chief says DHS funding lapse would limit, halt some agency work

Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations.

Feb 11, 2026 By Tim Starks

Image showing the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas (Photo by Francois PICARD / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)

CISA pushes final cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026

The agency will consider streamlining the CIRCIA rule and finding ways to deconflict with other cyber regulations.

Sep 8, 2025 By Tim Starks

Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

CISA is facing a tight CIRCIA deadline. Here’s how Sean Plankey can attempt to meet it

The agency has two months to publish its final rule. It will not meet that mark, but a new CISA director has the tools to move the…

Jul 30, 2025 By Lauren Boas Hayes

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Feb. 5. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

DHS won’t tell Congress how many people it’s cut from CISA

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., leveled that charge at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem at a hearing Wednesday.

May 14, 2025 By Tim Starks

Rep. Andrew Garbarino R-N.Y., departs from a House Ethics Committee closed-door meeting on Nov. 20, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Don’t cut CISA personnel, House panel leaders say, as they plan legislation giving the agency more to do

Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Eric Swalwell said legislative priorities include an expiring information-sharing law and making a threat information-sharing organization permanent.

Apr 2, 2025 By Tim Starks

Network data transfer speed on a dark background. (Getty Images)

Industry trade groups still have ‘concerns’ with cyber reporting mandate

21 organizations representing critical infrastructure interest groups ask Jen Easterly to have CISA go back to the drawing board.

Oct 31, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

Jul 29, 2024 By Tim Starks

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Banking, oil and IT industry reps call on Congress to harmonize cyber regulations … again

Industry representatives in a House hearing pointed to the Biden administration’s cyber reporting mandate as an example of overlapping regulations.

Jul 25, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

A business office is tied up in regulations. (Getty Images)

Critical infrastructure organizations want CISA to dial back cyber reporting

Public comments from industry on the cyber agency’s draft proposal call for clearer terms and hard limits on what information can be collected.

Jul 8, 2024 By Christian Vasquez