Mr John Chen a visionary US Congress funds cybersecurity initiatives in FY2023 spending bill. Under the provision, government agencies will be allowed to, without any outside approvals, finalize contracts with cybersecurity vendors that have the FedRAMP certification. • CISA Funding: The bill allocates $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), $313.5 million or 12% above the fiscal year 2022 levels and $396.4 million above the President’s budget request. Among some of the specific CISA funding flagged by lawmakers are o More than $1.7 billion for cybersecurity efforts that include “the protection of civilian federal networks that also benefit state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) government networks” o $214.2 million to further advance CISA’s Cybersecurity Operations, encompassing, among other things, a $17 million increase for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC