
A roughly $550 billion spending bill being considered by the Senate for investment in the nation’s infrastructure includes at least $1 billion for cybersecurity, mostly for state and local grants but also a sliver to help the new executive Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) staff up. The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act contains $21 million for the NCD’s office, which will help coordinate and implement the nation’s cybersecurity strategy and policies from the White House. “I applaud the…