Trump admin will push for ‘long-term’ reauthorization of key cyber data-sharing law

The White House is pressing Congress to extend a key cybersecurity authority that is poised to expire later this year unless renewed, a top official said Thursday.

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 temporarily expired during the 43-day government shutdown that occurred late last year, but lawmakers ultimately extended it as part of the stopgap funding bill that ended that lapse. The government funding package signed into law in early February included a provision that prolonged the statute through September 2026. 

Speaking at the Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI+ Expo event in Washington, D.C., National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the Trump administration is “pushing for a long-term reauthorization” of the law. 

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