NEW: Treasury announcing launch of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established by the American Rescue Plan, to provide $350 billion in emergency funding for state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments. Read all about it: home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

States play a critical role in supporting the national defense mission. The Defense Spending by State report is a critical resource that can inform and strengthen state economic and infrastructure planning. Learn more: nga.org/news/commentar…

NASCIO Technology Champion Award Honors Colorado DPS Executive Director Stan Hilkey Read the press release ⤵️ nascio.org/press-releases…

As Office of the Governor, State of Hawai`i noted in recent testimony, #cybersecurity is the number one growing threat to the Nation’s critical infrastructure and requires a whole-of-government approach. Learn more in our Resource Center For State Cybersecurity nga.org/statecyber/

NGA's John Guerriero takes a look at cybersecurity news and resources from the past month. nga.org/news/commentar…

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Cyber in infrastructure bill, per summary: * Solarium priorities ($100m for Cyber Response & Recovery Fund; $21m for NCD) * $1b for state & local cyber grants * $157.5m for DHS cyber R&D *$35m to improve CISA's CI oversight * Cryptocurrency regs subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=0000017a…

🧵.The White House & Congress have taken steps against #AAPI hate. But if leaders really want to protect & boost Asian American & Pacific Islander opportunity, they must focus on women, small business & seniors. My latest POLITICO POLITICO Magazine politico.com/news/magazine/… #StopAsianHate

NASCIO president Denis Goulet in the The Washington Post: “When a police department has a dispatch system that’s hit with ransomware, that directly affects public safety. Having those systems functioning is not a ‘nice to have.’ It’s a ‘must have.’” wapo.st/2VPfVrn

You Can Help Afghan Refugees Get Resettled in the DC Area washingtonian.com/2021/08/16/you…

Thanks @MSNBC MSNBC Reports: Weekends kendis Lindsey Reiser for the opportunity to speak about #Afghanistan. My #AfghanEvac recs: -No 8/31 deadline until all Americans & Afghan allies out -Secure broader airport perimeter -Work w allies to support mission youtube.com/watch?v=dsLSNg…

#ICYMI: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s #VDP Platform is the latest shared service offered to agencies! This platform provides a centrally managed portal to intake vulnerability info from & collaborate with the public to improve security of internet-accessible systems. More: bit.ly/3G9jTy4

Today we’re launching #HackDHS—a bug bounty program incentivizing highly skilled hackers to help identify potential cyber vulnerabilities in DHS systems and increase our resilience.  Learn more  dhs.gov/news/2021/12/1…

This is Tinsley. She was in a car accident with her humans last night. She escaped the wreckage, got the attention of police, and led them all the way back to the site of the crash. Her humans are being treated and expected to survive. Tinsley is awarded our very rare… 15/10

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to our #VDP Platform! In one year the Platform received over 3.6K reports. The Platform aims to improve transparency & collaboration by removing barriers to vulnerability reporting. Learn more: cisa.gov/publication/vu…

👉It’s official! We launched Protective DNS as part of our mission to enhance the federal government’s cyber defenses. Learn more here: go.dhs.gov/Z53

As important as #cybersecurity is, it’s not always easy to get people excited about things like multi factor authentication (turn it on). Shocking I know. So we made new memes to use during our outreach. ARCHIVED: Jen Easterly, please feel free to use at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth