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 |
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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 |
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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, 2021 | A 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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, | 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 | Testimony of Christopher Krebs, Director, CISA, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security for a hearing before the U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary. |