National Security Council’s Durkovich identifies ‘cross-sector’ gaps to be addressed under DHS-led national risk management plan revamp

The Department of Homeland Security must prioritize understanding dependencies that stretch across multiple critical infrastructure sectors to ensure the goals of President Biden’s national security memorandum for critical infrastructure are achieved, according to National Security Council official Caitlin Durkovich.

The new NSM signed on April 30 updates the Obama-era Presidential Policy Directive 21. It reaffirms designations for 16 critical infrastructure sectors and codifies the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s role as the “National Coordinator for the Security and Resilience...