Eric Geller

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Republicans are also likely to closely scrutinize CISA's election security work if they take power. Rumor Control, for Trump fired @C_C_Krebs in 2020, already irritated many conservatives. Then DHS's disinformation board enraged them. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

At an April hearing, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), RM on House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing CISA, questioned whether the agency needed "time to mature as an organization before continuing to grow at this pace." Expect more of that skepticism after Katko leaves. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Republicans will likely “put some of the brakes on CISA’s budget,” said a lobbyist and former congressional staffer, as part of a broader "'debt, deficit, reduce spending' mantra … that will play out throughout the approps process and on CISA in particular." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

On CISA funding: Katko pushed to make CISA a $5b agency (it got $2.6b in FY22), but the GOP may not keep pushing that idea. “Many Republicans do not assume that CISA’s budget needs to grow to deliver better cybersecurity outcomes,” said @BSAnews policy director Henry Young. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Expect more oversight of other Biden admin cyber actions, too, incl. EO 14028 implementation and cyber support for CI operators. But don't expect GOP to hear too much griping about CISA. Katko said industry will tell lawmakers "loud and clear ... that CISA’s working." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Repubs criticized TSA rules as inflexible and overly prescriptive. Industry is likely eager for GOP to have more say on critical infrastructure regulations. “Cybersecurity policymaking needs rebalancing," said Matthew Eggers, VP of cyber policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

One major area of expected conflict: cyber rules for critical infrastructure. Katko & Portman helped pass cyber incident reporting mandate. GOP will closely watch rulemaking to see how much it burdens business. GOP has already blasted TSA pipeline rules and proposed SEC rule. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Katko predicted the GOP would pursue “some battles that I wouldn’t engage in … if very conservative people get appointed to lead roles with respect to cybersecurity." But despite GOP "rabble-rousers," he said there'd still be "a lot of very good legislation" on cyber. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

“You'll see some pretty aggressive oversight in general and in some of these areas in particular,” said Andy Keiser, a GOP lobbyist and former senior HPSCI staffer. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

.@RepJohnKatko and @senrobportman charted a moderate course on cyber as ranking members of the homeland security committees. Once they leave, expect more criticism of infrastructure regulations, less support for CISA budget boosts, and less enthusiasm for election security work. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Cybersecurity won't suddenly become the next immigration or voting rights. It'll still be an area of rare bipartisan compromise. But w/ new faces in the GOP, and the party's desire to use new power to push back on Biden wherever possible, aspects of it will become more partisan. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

New: Between a likely takeover on Capitol Hill & two key retirements, the Republican Party is poised to embrace a more combative cybersecurity agenda in the next Congress, w/ more oversight of regulation & more skepticism of funding. Story w/ @magmill95: https://t.co/QJtAGZEg20 — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@AshCrossan no one regrets my tweets more than I do I assure you — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@AshCrossan so you mustard the courage to ask a question and then they went ham on you and you thought breader of it, but we can only save your bacon now if you lettuce — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@DarthInternous when he reads my Waru fanfiction — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"[T]he NASA officials who were granted an early peek at the new images could only gush during a news conference in late June. Pamela Melroy, NASA’s deputy administrator and a former astronaut, said she could hardly contain herself." https://t.co/PU7M8ICK4K — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Congratulations @mikeduncan on wrapping up the Revolutions podcast after almost nine years of fascinating and engaging history storytelling. War and famine, bombast and barricades, salons and streets, backing down and cracking down — what a journey. Can't wait for what's next. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

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Eric Geller @ericgeller

Excellent @rubycramer profile of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, fighting for abortion rights while running a state where her two daughters could soon lose them. https://t.co/mbq2h1GL7e https://t.co/8MQ22yQn0j — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@theMandaTorian at first I thought you were gonna say that you're afraid of the spider, we are very different people — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

incredible — PolitiTweet.org