Mike Gallagher

I think it is important to note that the overall approach we are taking here is not to create a bunch of new organizations within the Federal Government.

We need to act, and act now, to change that dynamic and get ahead of the curve.

we are not the Chinese Communist Party. We can't just dictate outcomes for the private sector, nor should we want to, right?

We wanted to be the 9/11 Commission report without 9/11.

I introduced this recommendation as a bill, together with Mr. Ruppersberger, and cosponsored his amendment to the NDAA.

I look forward to beginning what I am sure will be a fruitful series of discussions on how to implement the Solarium report.

We are recommending, for example, that Congress establish and fund a National cybersecurity certification and labeling process.

This starts with establishing a National cyber director situated within the Executive office of the President.

I think the other commissioners would agree that the approach we have largely taken in this report was to try and incentivize the private sector to work more closely with the Federal Government.

I reintroduced my bill elevating and strengthening the CISA director position to reflect the significance of the role, making the position the equivalent of an assistant secretary or military service secretary.

A related legislative proposal that I am working with colleagues to pass, clarifies CISA's authority to conduct continuous threat hunting across the .gov domain.

I think Mr. Katko, Representative Katko, stated and Mike Gallagher said this was our mission from the beginning.

As Ranking Member on the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee, my top priority among the commission's recommendations is strengthening and clarifying CISA's authority.

Our adversaries have noticed the broader attack surface.

Our greatest failure will be in human failure.

I view the creation of a single focal point in the White House, a single person--or to quote my co-chair Angus King, a single throat to choke--someone who is responsible for this effort, to be the least bureaucratic, the least onerous, and…

I have had conversations with the White House.

Ultimately, we decided that the Federal Government would be better equipped by strengthening existing department and agency efforts in cybersecurity.

the President still retains the ultimate authority to adjudicate that dispute.

Making the role Senate-confirmed, in other words, would provide greater permanence by institutionalizing the position's existence.

We examined that in depth. Ultimately, I don't think so.

I would say, as we estimate, 75 is about right.

I think he might argue he is streamlining the overall NSC process, and indeed, his predecessor--or his successor has tried to continue that process.

My colleague Jim Langevin was absolutely incredible in his thought leadership and his dedication to the integrity of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission process.

I think of it as a necessary, but insufficient recommendation. It is part of a broader suite of recommendations.