CISA Congressional Testimony

Congress often asks CISA leadership and management to testify about the agency’s operations and activities related to cybersecurity. This page includes Congressional testimonies from December 12, 2018 (during the 115th Congress) through present day, addressing various national cybersecurity issues, as well as on the state, local, tribal and territorial and private sector levels.

Date

Hearing Title

Summary

May 10, 2023

 

Evaluating High-Risk Security Vulnerabilities at our Nation’s Ports

 

Testimony of Jen Easterly, Director, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security

April 27, 2023

 

CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective

 

Testimony of Jen Easterly, Director, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation

March 28, 2023

 

Budget Request - Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

 

Testimony of Jen Easterly, Director, CISA before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security

September 22, 2022

 

Federal Building Security: Examining the Risk Assessment Process

 

Testimony of Scott Breor, Associate Director, ISD, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability

September 15, 2022

 

Building On Our Baseline: Securing Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks

 

Testimony of Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director, CSD, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation

August 3, 2022

 

Protecting Our Democracy’s Frontline Workers

 

Testimony of Kim Wyman, Senior Election Security Advisor, OCOS, CISA before the Senate Judiciary Committee

June 28, 2022

 

Combating Ransomware: From Our Small Towns in Michigan to D.C.  

 

Testimony of Matt Hartman, Deputy Executive Assistant Director, CSD, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism

May 17, 2022

 

Securing the DotGov: Examining Efforts to Strengthen Federal Network Cybersecurity

 

Testimony of Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director, CSD, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation

April 28, 2022

 

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

 

Testimony of Jen Easterly, Director, CISA before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security

April 6, 2022

 

Mobilizing Our Cyber Defenses: Maturing Public-Private Partnerships to Secure U.S. Critical Infrastructure

 

Testimony of Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director, CSD, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation

March 17, 2022

 

HBCUs at Risk: Examining Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

 

Testimony of Sean Haglund, Associate Director, Office for Bombing Prevention, ISD, CISA before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee

November 17, 2021A Whole-of-Government Approach to Combatting Ransomware: Examining DHS’s Role

 

Testimony of Brandon Wales, Executive Director, CISA before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism

November 16, 2021

Cracking Down on Ransomware: Strategies for Disrupting Criminal Hackers and Building Resilience Against Cyber Threats

 

Testimony of Brandon Wales, Executive Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Reform.

November 3, 2021

Evolving the U.S. Approach to Cyber Security: Raising the Bar Today to Meet the Threats of Tomorrow

Testimony of Jen Easterly, Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security before the U.S. House of Representatives, Homeland Security Committee

November 2, 2021

Emergency Communications

Testimony of Billy Bob Brown, Executive Assistant Director, Emergency Communications Division, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security before the U.S. House of Representatives, Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications.

July 27, 2021

America Under Cyber Siege: Preventing and Responding to Ransomware Attacks

 

Testimony of Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director, CSD, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary

July 27, 2021

Defending the U.S. Electric Grid Against Cyber Threats

Testimony of Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security.

June 10, 2021

Nomination Hearing

 

Testimony of Jen Easterly, Nominee for the position of Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

May 11, 2021

Prevention, Response, and Recovery: Improving Federal Cybersecurity Post-SolarWinds

 

Testimony of Brandon Wales, Executive Director, CISA U.S. Dept of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. Senate, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

March 4, 2020

Dangerous Partners: Big Tech and Beijing

Testimony of Bryan Ware, Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism.

October 22, 2019

Securing America’s Elections Part II: Oversight of Government Agencies

Testimony of Matthew Masterson, Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary

May 22, 2019

Securing U.S. Election Infrastructure and Protecting Political Discourse

Testimony of Christopher Krebs, Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security.

May 14, 2019

5G: The Impact on National Security, Intellectual Property, and Competition

Testimony of Christopher Krebs, Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary.

May 1, 2019

CISA Fiscal Year 2020 President’s Budget

Testimony of Christopher Krebs, Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.

February 26,
2019

Securing U.S. Surface Transportation from Cyber Attacks

Testimony of Robert Kolasky, Director, National Risk Management Center, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.

December 12, 2018 

China’s Non-traditional Espionage Against the United States: The Threat and Potential Policy Responses

Testimony of Christopher Krebs, Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary.