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

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.