Government Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Biden Admin’s Cyber Strategy: ‘Lacks Milestones, Performance Measures, Resources’

Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office testifies during a hearing before the Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee of House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 26, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The Biden administration’s cyber strategy “lacks milestones, performance measures, resources needed to carry out goals and objectives, and fully defined roles and responsibilities,” according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

In a report released by the House Oversight Committee ahead of an April 26 hearing with Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the GAO poked holes in the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, which was released on March 2. While the GAO acknowledged that “the strategy provides a good foundation for addressing the nation’s cyber risks and challenges,” it “does not address all of the desirable characteristics of national strategies.”