The $1.9 billion economic relief package known as the American Rescue Plan, which the House approved Wednesday and President Biden signed Thursday afternoon, includes about $2 billion for cybersecurity and IT modernization, rather than the $10 billion the president originally proposed.
The cybersecurity and IT funding includes $650 million allocated to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for “cybersecurity risk mitigation” as well as $1 billion for the General Services Administration to spend on IT modernization projects throughout the government. Another $200 million is set aside for the U.S. Digital Service to hire additional security experts and provide additional services to agencies. The package does not include any further details.
