White House Issues 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan
The administration detailed 65 initiatives across 18 lead agencies to operationalize the National Cybersecurity Strategy, emphasizing mandatory critical infrastructure standards, ransomware disruption, and cyber workforce expansion.
The Office of the National Cyber Director published the first National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan, translating the March 2023 strategy into 65 concrete initiatives with accountable owners, milestones, and public reporting commitments. The plan assigns 18 lead federal agencies, supported by interagency partners, to deliver policy updates and operational investments that protect critical infrastructure and reinforce U.S. cyber defense.
Priority actions include advancing sector-specific cybersecurity requirements through rulemaking and grant conditions, implementing the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, expanding software supply chain risk management, and accelerating adoption of memory-safe programming and secure-by-design procurement standards. The plan directs CISA, the FBI, and international partners to intensify joint ransomware task force operations, leverage updated Treasury sanctions tools, and enhance information sharing with cloud and managed service providers.
Implementation deliverables also address long-term resilience by scaling federal zero trust modernization, expanding the cyber workforce through the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy, and increasing investments in research, quantum-resistant cryptography, and resilient infrastructure. The Office of the National Cyber Director committed to annual updates that will measure progress, retire completed initiatives, and introduce new tasks responsive to evolving threats.