White House Orders Civilian Agency Laggards to Fully Comply With Biden Cybersecurity EO

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In a memo, the White House ordered federal civilian agencies to shore up their cybersecurity after agencies have lagged in implementing a sweeping cybersecurity executive order President Joe Biden issued in 2021.

Multiple federal departments and agencies have, as of the end of June, “failed to fully comply” with critical security practices prescribed by the executive order, “leaving the US Government exposed to malicious cyber intrusions and undermining the example the Government must set for adequate cybersecurity practices,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a memo to Cabinet secretaries this week.

Sullivan asked senior officials from across the departments to ensure they achieve “full compliance” with the executive order’s security requirements by the end of the year.

“This morning, the National Security…