White House Releaes Plan to Strength Cyber - Need for SoS

The White House annouced Cybersecurity National Action Plan and asked for its implimentation.  This plan directs the Federal Government to take new action now and fosters the conditions required for long-term improvements in our approach to cybersecurity across the Federal Government, the private sector, and our personal lives. It includes an increase US Gov funding of cybersecurity in light of the many successful attacks as part of the FY17 Budget. News story about the plan.

The plan included the release of the 2016 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Plan. This plan lays out the cybersecurity research priority areas for all the the US Government.  The plan calls for foundational science of cybersecurity as a key part.