Support legislation requiring CISA to assess whether it has the personnel, training, certifications, and resources needed to protect federal networks, support state and local governments, and secure critical infrastructure, and report gaps and recommendations to Congress.

James R. Walkinshaw · Virginia · Democratic

oversight impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support legislation requiring CISA to assess workforce, training, certification, and resource gaps and report findings and recommendations to Congress.. Promised outcome: Identify critical CISA capability gaps and give Congress concrete information to address them.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th District, Walkinshaw introduced the CISA Force Structure Assessment Act in the 2026 congressional term.

Occurrences

“America’s cyber defenses are only as strong as the people behind them,” said Congressman Walkinshaw . “As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing reshape the threat landscape, Congress needs a clear accounting of whether CISA has the workforce, skills, and resources required to keep Americans safe and enable mission delivery. This legislation will identify critical gaps and give Congress concrete information to address them.”

Walkinshaw said the CISA Force Structure Assessment Act would identify gaps in CISA's workforce, skills, and resources and provide Congress information to address them.

Walkinshaw, Ranking Member Thompson, Ramirez Introduce Bill to Strengthen Oversight of CISA’s Cyber Workforce | U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw
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Evidence

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Mr. Walkinshaw (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Ramirez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record shows Walkinshaw introduced H.R. 10474, the CISA Force Structure Assessment Act, during the lookback window. The bill remained referred to committees rather than enacted as of the listed action.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 10474 (IH) - CISA Force Structure Assessment Act - BILLS-119hr10474ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct a force structure assessment of the ability of CISA to fulfill its mission.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the core requirement for CISA to conduct a force structure assessment, matching the commitment's subject matter.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 10474 Introduced in House Text
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including an assessment of whether all personnel have the needed training and accredited, industry-recognized certifications for existing work roles and an assessment of the resources and number of personnel currently available

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill specifically directs assessment of personnel, training, certifications, and resources, which closely tracks the commitment text.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 10474 Introduced in House Text
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The security of Federal information and Federal information systems. (2) The security of State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill covers federal networks and state, local, Tribal, and territorial government support, matching major elements of the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 10474 Introduced in House Text
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CISA's role as a Sector Risk Management Agency and the national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill includes CISA's critical-infrastructure security and resilience role, another central component of the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 10474 Introduced in House Text
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a report detailing the results of the assessment required under subsection (a), including recommendations to address any shortage of resources or personnel or gaps in relevant training or accredited, industry-recognized certifications

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill requires reporting results and recommendations to Congress on resource, personnel, training, and certification gaps, satisfying the reporting portion of the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 10474 Introduced in House Text
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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-28 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment is best read as support for legislation requiring a CISA force-structure assessment and congressional reporting, not proof that the assessment has already been completed. Verified evidence shows Walkinshaw introduced H.R. 10474, and the bill text requires CISA to assess mission capacity, personnel, training, certifications, resources, federal and state/local security roles, critical infrastructure responsibilities, and to report findings and recommendations to Congress. That is a material same-term delivery of the promised legislative-support action, though enactment or completion of the assessment is not shown.

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