Partial shutdown aftermath: Cyber programs in limbo again

While Congress expects the partial government shutdown to be short, the disruption has already triggered a cybersecurity consequence: the lapse of two cornerstone federal authorities that support cyber threat information sharing and state and local cyber defense funding.

As appropriations for multiple agencies lapsed as of 12 a.m. Saturday, the authorities for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) also expired.

CISA 15 established a legal framework for government and the private sector to share cybersecurity threat data. The SLCGP disburses federal funds to state and local governments to bolster their cybersecurity defenses.

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