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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, November 17, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unfortunately, hundreds of cybersecurity personnel have left CISA under Trump administration pressures
  • UNFORTUNATELY HUNDREDS OF CYBER SECURITY PERSONNEL HAVE LEFT CISA UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PRESSURES
  • of good cyber hygiene, modern configuration management, and alignment with frameworks developed by CISA
  • OF GOOD CYBERHYGIENE, MODERN CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND ALIGNMENT WITH FRAMEWORKS DEVELOPED BY CISA
  • purchase software or hardware from foreign entities of concern when those products do not align with CISA
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 02/27/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • this EI-ISAC that I mentioned was provided by CISA as well.
  • We had folks from the FBI, CISA, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
  • CISA has been a strong and effective partner. I want to point that out.
  • CISA has been a strong and effective partner. I want to point that out.
  • When it comes to CISA, in my role in the private sector job, I utilize CISA quite a bit.
Committee: Senate Elections
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity 8/27/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • CISA has been a long-running partner.
  • The city has adopted and used CISA cyber defense services for several years.
  • CISA has been a long-running partner.
  • The city has adopted and used CISA cyber defense services for several years.
  • from the FBI um a cyber from CISA from the FBI um a cyber security<00:39:36.960><c> professional</c>
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Agriculture Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Stephen Taranto, and I work at Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, or CISA.
  • As the climate program lead at CISA, I interact daily with farmers who are scrambling to adapt to the
  • In my three short years at CISA, farmers have experienced weather-related disasters...
  • So that has... we were at finishing... ...with other partners working in the state, not just CISA.
  • We only dispersed at CISA maybe $10,000 worth of that funding, and that's gone. Thank you, Stephen.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/29/2026 - Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many of those positions have been eliminated or reoriented at CISA.
  • We can certainly get back to you about what contacts are currently available at CISA, but for approximately
  • the last 12 months, we have satisfied our CISA and DHS outreach by our relationship with the Arizona
  • With particularly CISA staff, but others who work in law enforcement agencies throughout DHS that had
  • I mean, because in the past we were able to get free resources from CISA and other federal agencies,
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 03/05/26

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
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  • CISA then paused outright fired them.
  • CISA<00:30:40.760><c> also</c><00:30:41.120><c> cut</c><00:30:41.400><c> about</c><00:30:41.680><c> $10
  • </c><00:30:42.000><c> million</c><00:30:42.800><c> in</c> CISA also cut about $10 million in CISA also
  • </c><00:30:52.160><c> and</c> Scaling back the expertise at CISA and Scaling back the expertise at CISA
Committee: Senate Elections
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Sep 17th, 2025 at 01:00 pm

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Transcript Highlights:
  • This was then further emphasized; the importance of that was then further emphasized by the EPA and CISA
  • when they were The importance of that was then further emphasized by the EPA and CISA when they released
  • Going through the red tape of CISA and FEMA is sometimes a bit of a challenge, but we try to get it out
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee held a public hearing on two State Auditor’s Office cybersecurity performance audits for fiscal year 2025: one covering state agencies and one covering local governments, along with related ransomware resiliency and critical infrastructure audits. SAO staff explained that the audits are independent under Initiative 900, are kept confidential at the entity level, and assess cybersecurity safeguards against the Center for Internet Security controls plus penetration testing. For state agencies, auditors found about one-third of assessed safeguards fully implemented on all systems and identified 227 vulnerabilities, including 3 critical and 21 high. For local governments, they found nearly one-quarter of safeguards fully implemented on all systems and nearly 300 vulnerabilities, including 9 critical and 47 high. They also reported six ransomware resiliency audits and 39 critical infrastructure audits, with over 260 vulnerabilities found in the critical infrastructure work and a notable vendor-wide security improvement resulting from one test. SAO staff said governments generally show increasing attention to cybersecurity, but many still need more staffing, guidance, and resources. They highlighted cybersecurity checkups, policy guides, and other support services, and said agencies and local governments are typically responsive in fixing serious issues. Washington Technology Solutions’ state CISO praised the audits, described the rising national ransomware threat, and said the audits help identify vulnerabilities and align agencies with recognized standards. He noted that federal and state cybersecurity grant funding has supported more than 200 projects statewide and that the state is working on monitoring, incident response, training, and updated policies. In member questions, Representative Scott asked about whether agencies can quickly repurpose funds to address critical vulnerabilities and how nimble the grant program is. SAO and WOTEC said some fixes can be handled through settings changes or compensating controls, while others may require grant funding or other resources; they also said the grant process is annual and not especially nimble, though Washington has been efficient in distributing funds. Scott also asked how Washington compares nationally, and witnesses said direct comparisons are difficult because other states do not use the same audit approach, though Washington’s I-900 cybersecurity audit program was described as unusually comprehensive and unique. No public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned without taking any formal action on the reports.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Or by ousting 130 employees at CISA, the agency directly responsible.
  • And recommended by CISA for...
  • Why then is the administration... ...deconstructing CISA? 130 people fired.
  • That section of CISA seems to have been destroyed.
Summary: The Senate Intelligence Committee convened for a significant meeting focused on the Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing. Prominent officials from various intelligence agencies presented their insights on emerging national security threats, including concerns over increasing cyber threats, particularly from China and non-state actors. A major discussion point included the balance between national security and civil liberties, as evidenced by conversations surrounding Section 702 of FISA and its implications for privacy protection. The challenges posed by cartels and transnational criminal organizations, especially related to narcotics trafficking, were emphasized as pressing issues necessitating coordinated responses from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. This meeting underscored the necessity of public-private partnerships to tackle these multifaceted threats effectively.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/3/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • BCA doesn't have this as best as I know from talking with Drew Evans, but CISA does.
  • </c><00:19:20.799><c> So</c><00:19:21.360><c> multi</c> Drew Evans, but CISA does.
  • So multi Drew Evans, but CISA does.
  • since about 2014 2015 that through CISA since about 2014 2015 that a<00:19:28.080><c> law</c><00:19:
  • </c> a law enforcement agency will go to CISA a law enforcement agency will go to CISA and<00:19:30.400
Bills: HF3661 , HF2380 , HF3468 , HF3483
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • accelerate progress toward the advanced security maturity levels outlined in things like CalSecure and CISA
  • So the Cal CSIC continues to work with federal partners, including DHS and CISA.
  • We have advocated through CISA and our DHS partners on the needs for the local—what they need.
  • And we're trying to encourage that relationship with CISA and those partners.
Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and the Committee on Emergency Management held a joint informational hearing on maximizing the value of state cybersecurity investments, with a focus on whether California is fully using the security features already included in vendor contracts. The first panel included Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, whose representatives described the products and services they provide to the state, including endpoint protection, data loss prevention, zero-trust access, attack surface management, incident response, and AI-enabled security tools. They generally said utilization is strong in some areas but that underuse can occur because of limited staff, lack of awareness, overlapping tools, audit-driven purchases, and the difficulty of keeping up with rapidly changing threats and products. They also emphasized the need for training, leadership buy-in, and coordination among IT, procurement, budget, and mission staff. Members pressed the vendors on risks such as ransomware, data loss, IoT and operational technology vulnerabilities, major events like the World Cup and Olympics, and the role of AI in both attacks and defense. The vendors said AI is already changing both sides of cybersecurity, speeding attacks but also helping defenders triage alerts and improve response times. They also discussed workforce shortages and the challenge of retaining trained staff in state government. One public commenter argued that restrictive software licensing can worsen cybersecurity by locking customers into vendors and limiting flexibility, integration, and modernization. The second panel featured the Department of Technology, Cal OES/CalSIC, and the California Military Department. CDT said its audits, maturity metrics, independent security assessments, continuous monitoring, advisory services, and vulnerability disclosure program are helping improve statewide security, and that departments are making progress but still vary in maturity. Cal OES and CalSIC described training, advisories, cyber advisory services, and statewide exercises like Cyber Dawn, while the Military Department said its assessment teams have seen significant score improvements over time. Officials said underutilization is not always due to lack of awareness; sometimes features are intentionally disabled to reduce attack surface or because tools overlap. The hearing also covered federal funding concerns, including the reduction of MS-ISAC support and the final year of the state and local cybersecurity grant program, and the meeting adjourned after public comment.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • both at the MS-ISAC, which is the threat sharing center for state and local governments, as well as CISA
  • CISA, with the U.K.
  • Cal-CSIC is in direct coordination with cybersecurity and information security agencies, CISA, the FBI
  • Cal-CSIC is in direct coordination with cybersecurity and information security agencies, CISA, the FBI
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Sep 17th, 2025

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Transcript Highlights:
  • This was then further emphasized by the EPA and CISA when they were The importance of that was then further
  • emphasized by the EPA and CISA when they released a joint advisory the following week, highlighting
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s Office cybersecurity performance audits for fiscal year 2025, covering both state agencies and local governments. SAO staff explained that the audits are conducted independently under Initiative 900 and are kept confidential at the entity level, with detailed findings shared directly with the audited organizations. They reported that state agency audits found nearly one-third of assessed safeguards fully implemented on all systems and 227 vulnerabilities across seven agencies, including three critical and 21 high-severity issues. For seven local government cybersecurity audits, nearly a quarter of safeguards were fully implemented on all systems, and auditors identified nearly 300 vulnerabilities, including nine critical and 47 high-severity issues. SAO also summarized its ransomware resiliency audits and critical infrastructure audits for local governments. In six ransomware audits, a little over 35% of assessed safeguards were not in place, while about 60% were at least partially in place. In 39 critical infrastructure audits, focused largely on water and sewer providers, auditors found over 260 vulnerabilities and said more than 10% were critical or high. Staff highlighted that these audits have led to improvements, including one vendor making security changes after SAO testing that were later echoed in a federal advisory. They also described related services such as cybersecurity checkups, policy guidance, and other cyber-related work by the office. Washington Technology Solutions’ state chief information security officer, Ralph Johnson, praised the audits and said they help protect essential public services. He cited a sharp national rise in ransomware incidents against governments and said Washington has used more than $11 million in federal and state cybersecurity grant funds for over 200 projects. In response to questions from Representative Scott, SAO and WOTEC discussed options for addressing urgent vulnerabilities, including compensating controls, grant funding, and low-cost mitigation steps. The committee also discussed how Washington’s program compares nationally, with Johnson saying Initiative 900 is unusually comprehensive and that local governments often seek audits voluntarily. No votes were taken, and the hearing adjourned after public testimony was offered but none was given.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Aug 25th, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • CISA is going to administer the network scanning, and we are going to work with them to provide a template
  • They came in and conducted a program review; this is FEMA and CISA.
  • further pushes us to take on more responsibility and the termination of NCSR, which is a function that CISA
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • accelerate progress toward the advanced security maturity levels outlined in things like CalSecure and CISA
  • “We have advocated through CISA and our DHS partners on the needs of local—what they need.
  • And we’re trying to encourage that relationship with CISA and those partners.”
Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management held a joint informational hearing focused on maximizing the value of state cybersecurity investments, especially by fully using security features already included in existing vendor contracts. The first panel included representatives from Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, who described the products and services they provide to California and generally agreed that agencies often have strong adoption in some areas but still face challenges from tool overlap, limited staff, lack of awareness of available features, and the need for ongoing training and configuration support. They also discussed major threats such as ransomware, data loss, attack-surface exposure, IoT/OT vulnerabilities, and the growing role of AI in both attacks and defenses. Members pressed the vendors on whether state departments underuse purchased cybersecurity tools, how to improve utilization, and how to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage. The vendors said utilization is often constrained by staffing, procurement complexity, and the need to align tools with agency missions and maturity levels, but emphasized that training, leadership buy-in, and regular vendor-agency collaboration can improve results. They also discussed how AI can help with phishing triage, data-loss prevention, and security operations, while warning that agencies must manage AI safely and with human oversight. The second panel featured officials from the Department of Technology, Cal OES/CalSIC, and the California Military Department. They described statewide oversight efforts including audits, independent security assessments, continuous monitoring, advisory services, vulnerability disclosure programs, and workforce development initiatives such as the Information Security Leadership Academy and Cybersecurity Education Summit. Officials said some underutilization is real, but it is often tied to differing agency maturity, overlapping tools, and deliberate feature restrictions to reduce attack surface and complexity; they emphasized a balanced approach using people, process, and technology, with plans of action and milestones to hold departments accountable. They also noted federal uncertainty around MS-ISAC and the state and local cybersecurity grant program, saying California is advocating through federal partners and monitoring the impact. The hearing ended after public comment and adjournment.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment. (6-18-26)

Economic Development & Workforce Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh some of the major companies that are working with the Critical Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA
  • uh some of the major companies that are working with the Critical Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA
  • the Critical Infrastructure Security the Critical Infrastructure Security Agency,<00:06:43.080><c> CISA
  • </c> Agency, CISA. Agency, CISA.
  • </c> And the critical infrastructure security agency, CISA, has now asked the states and utilities, critical
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am speaking on behalf of CISA, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture.
  • CISA works with over 400 farms and food businesses within this food system.
  • CISA works with over 400 farms and food businesses within this food system.
  • We appreciate your leadership in Western Massachusetts and everything that CISA does.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held a public hearing on 19 legislative proposals, with testimony limited to three minutes per speaker and seven minutes per panel. The hearing opened with testimony on bills promoting urban agriculture and vacant-lot conversion, including H.121/S.61, which Green Roots staff and community members supported as a way to turn vacant lots in environmental justice communities into urban farms and gardens that improve food access, health, community cohesion, and climate resilience. Rep. James Arena-DeRosa also spoke in support of H.109/S.56, the PFAS bill, describing it as a measure to protect soil and farms from contamination and to create relief for affected farmers. A major portion of the hearing focused on H.109/S.56, which would ban land application of sewage sludge/biosolids, provide liability protection and relief funds for farmers, and address PFAS contamination in soil, water, crops, and animals. Testimony came from environmental groups, farm organizations, and individual farmers, including the Mass Food System Collaborative, Conservation Law Foundation, Clean Water Action, CEMAP, NOFA, Sierra Club, and several farmers who described contamination in Maine and Massachusetts and urged the committee to act. Witnesses emphasized that PFAS poses serious health risks, that farmers should not bear responsibility for legacy contamination, and that the bill should be paired with funding for testing, remediation, and assistance. Committee members asked questions about farm liability, the scope of the bill, contamination in different ownership situations, and the costs and timelines of remediation, with Senator Comerford and others clarifying that the bill is intended to protect farms and farmers rather than non-agricultural landholders. The committee also heard strong support for H.416, a farm-to-institution pilot program, from Rep. Lee Davis, Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, and Berkshire Bounty. They said the pilot would connect Massachusetts farms to schools, hospitals, correctional facilities, and other institutions, creating new markets, strengthening local supply chains, and supporting food-is-medicine efforts. Members discussed whether the model could be statewide and referenced existing programs such as Island Grown Initiative and local hospital and insurance partnerships. Another agricultural bill, H.1058, was supported by Rep. Mark Sylvia and the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association as a way to allow unused cranberry water rights to be transferred within the same watershed for municipal mitigation while helping growers retire or consolidate bogs. The hearing also included testimony on the broader farm omnibus bill H.112/S.55 and related measures, with the Massachusetts Farm Bureau and others praising the committee’s work on agricultural resilience, food security, agritourism, workforce development, and farmland access, while suggesting additional transportation-related fixes for farmers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • both at the MS-ISAC, which is the threat-sharing center for state and local governments, as well as CISA
  • CISA, with the U.K. NCSC, and other institutes.
  • The Cal-CSIC is in direct coordination with cybersecurity and information security agencies, CISA, the
Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on how frontier AI is changing cybersecurity, with testimony from OpenAI, Anthropic, Palo Alto Networks, California OES/Cal-CSIC, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Witnesses said AI is making attacks faster, cheaper, and more scalable, while also giving defenders new tools for vulnerability discovery, incident response, and patching. Several recent incidents were discussed, including AI systems autonomously reaching real production systems during testing, and AI-assisted cyber activity against critical infrastructure, especially water systems and operational technology. OpenAI and Anthropic described their internal safety and evaluation processes, including pre-release testing, layered safeguards, monitoring, and restricted access programs for vetted defenders. They discussed the recent Hugging Face and related incidents as lessons in safer testing, stronger isolation, and the need for independent review. Both companies emphasized that the same capabilities that can find vulnerabilities can also be used offensively, and said they are working to put advanced cyber tools into the hands of trusted defenders, including California agencies and utilities. State officials from Cal OES said California is expanding its cyber posture through CalSecure 2.0, the California Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook, MS-ISAC membership, and a secure portal for reporting under SB 53. They said the state is working with CDT, local governments, and critical infrastructure partners to improve cyber hygiene, information sharing, and incident response, especially for water districts and other resource-strapped entities. Palo Alto Networks described the scale of current threats and the value of machine-speed defense, virtual patching, and attack-surface monitoring. Lawrence Livermore warned that open-weight models pose distinct risks because they can be downloaded, modified, and used without developer oversight, and argued that the U.S. should not cede leadership in that space to China. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with calls for continued collaboration and follow-up briefings.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/12/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • a news report recently about 17 employees of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA
  • a news report recently about 17 employees of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA
  • a news report recently about 17 employees of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA
  • We also don't know right now what the future of the services we receive from CISA will be.
  • We're reaching out to essentially the civil servant head now of CISA to try to gather information about