Highlights of the CNAP include the establishment of a Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity and a Federal Privacy Council, and the creation of a new $3.1 billion revolving fund, the Information Technology Modernization Fund, to retire the government’s antiquated IT systems and transition to more secure and efficient modern IT systems. The Commission will make recommendations on actions that can be taken over the next decade to strengthen cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting privacy; maintaining public safety and economic and national security; fostering discovery and development of new technical solutions; and bolstering partnerships between federal, state and local government and the private sector in the development, promotion and use of cybersecurity technologies, policies, and best practices.
The President’s FY 2017 Budget Contains Substantial Funding for Cybersecurity
By: Jo-Ellyn Sakowitz Klein, Natasha G. Kohne, David S. Turetsky, Visiting Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University of Albany
