TSA seeks support for fiscal 2024 to address expansion in cyber-focused regulation efforts

The Transportation Security Administration has requested a $10 million increase for fiscal 2024 to help the agency implement cyber-focused regulations and address compliance issues as part of its annual budget request.

TSA explains how the number of cyber attacks affecting the transportation sector has increased significantly over the years, pointing to Colonial Pipeline and more recent impacts on the aviation sector through coordinated denial-of-service attacks on airport websites as examples.

The budget request says, “Because the cyber domain...