Rep. Katko’s funding pitch for CISA includes hikes for threat hunting, National Risk Management Center

House Homeland Security ranking member John Katko’s (R-NY) request for a 25 percent funding hike for CISA includes proposals to significantly increase resources in the coming fiscal year for the cyber agency’s programs on threat hunting, infrastructure analysis at the National Risk Management Center, and engagement with state and local governments and the private sector, plus a major bump-up for partners in election security efforts.

The request to the House Appropriations Committee for fiscal 2022 CISA funding of over $2.5...