Security News > 2024 > March > Biden's budget proposal boosts CISA funding to $3b

US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve an extra $103 million in funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, bringing CISA's total budget to $3 billion.

"To protect against foreign adversaries and safeguard Federal systems, the Budget bolsters cybersecurity by ensuring every agency is increasing the security of public services," according to the proposal [PDF].

On CISA and Biden's wishlist for America's top cybersecurity agency: this $3 billion proposed budget marks a $103 million increase over the 2023 enacted funding level.

Biden signed CIRCIA into law in 2022, and CISA is expected to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this month, which will detail how the 16 US critical infrastructure sectors will be required to report ransomware and other cybersecurity incidents to CISA. The additional CISA funding is significant because Republicans have repeatedly attempted to gut the agency's budget.

Biden's budget proposal also invests about $1.5 billion in healthcare cybersecurity at a time when hospitals, pharmacies and medical offices across the country are struggling to recover from the Change Healthcare ransomware infection, which disrupted prescription orders, insurance payments and patient care at thousands of facilities.

The proposed budget also provides $141 million for ongoing HHS infosec efforts, including $11 million to expand the department's capacity to protect the privacy and security of health information via the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 modernization efforts.

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