Congress moves to reauthorize CISA’s cyber defense program

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in line for another budget boost under the fiscal 2023 spending agreement, while lawmakers are also reauthorizing CISA’s marquee cyber defense program for another year.The fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for CISA, a $313 million increase over its current budget. The funding includes $1.3 billion for the agency’s cybersecurity programs, about $230 million more than last year.