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White House launching tech pilots, \u2018Cyber Academy\u2019 under new cyber strategy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-03-10 11:59:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Trump administration will organize a series of technology pilots across federal government and critical infrastructure to help drive its new national cyber strategy.
\nWhite House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross described the pilots and some other implementation details in a series of public appearances on Monday. The White House released the national cyber strategy late on Friday afternoon.
\nCairncross said the Office of the National Cyber Director would spearhead \u201ca series of pilot programs\u201d under the new strategy.
\n\u201cThis goes to both the critical infrastructure side, but also the federal government, hardening the federal government side to make sure that we can deploy new technology much more quickly than we\u2019ve done in the past, and so there is a cross-agency effort to really get after that,\u201d Cairncross said during a midday webinar hosted by USTelecom.]]><\/p>\n

Cairncross said the administration will also launch \u201cstate-specific pilot programs\u201d for critical infrastructure sectors.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ll do a program in water in Texas,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll do a program in beef in South Dakota. We\u2019ll do rural hospitals and making sure that we are finding solutions at a cost and an ability to scale that meet the moment and the threat. Outreach and communication with your partners in the federal government will be important.\u201d
\nDuring a late afternoon appearance at the Billington State and Local Cybersecurity Summit in downtown Washington, Cairncross gave more specific details on a pilot program that will involve information sharing between law enforcement and the private sector.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re looking for ways to streamline the information sharing from the [U.S. government] side,\u201d Cairncross said. \u201cOften how we know things is extremely sensitive, [but] what we know is less so. There is a way to figure out how to communicate that in a helpful, actionable way. And I think as we work through that on the interagency side and with partners on the state and local side, we will be able to achieve some effective results.\u201d
\nThe overarching theme of the strategy is centered around taking more aggressive action to \u201cimpose consequences\u201d on those who target U.S. networks and interests in cyberspace.
\nThe strategy will lean on the private sector to do more to defend against cyber threats. Cairncross said his office will be \u201cgathering CEOs in these industries, across these sectors, to make sure that we make clear that industry has a role to play in this.\u201d
\nBut at the same time, Cairncross emphasized the strategy\u2019s emphasis on streamlining cyber regulations.]]><\/p>\n

\u201cThe President has been very clear with us that he expects engagement with the private sector that this is not a regulatory compliance exercise,\u201d Cairncross said. \u201cIf you are whacked by a foreign adversary, the United States government should not turn around and hand you a compliance list and say it\u2019s your fault because you didn\u2019t do these things. We should be working together, because it\u2019s the job of the USG to defend the country from foreign adversaries and transnational criminal organizations.\u201d
\nCyber academy
\nThe cyber strategy\u2019s workforce pillar, centered on building \u201ctalent and capacity,\u201d is also driving the development of a new federal \u201ccyber academy\u201d and associated technology development initiatives, Cairncross revealed yesterday.
\n\u201cWe are engaged in the process right now of developing a Cyber Academy \u2013 a nonprofit, not a brick and mortar \u2013 but taking the existing federal programs right now, creating a pipeline, lining them up so that they are in support of a patriotic cyber force,\u201d Cairncross said.
\nThe academy will be paired with \u201ca foundry and an accelerator that will bring in private capital, bring in venture capital, speed development, testing, utilization of the national labs, so that we can move ideas from concept into deployment, get them ready for market and scale them,\u201d Cairncross added.
\nPrevious national cyber strategies have also focused on boosting federal cyber workforce development and training programs. Cairncross, in previous public remarks, has expressed admiration for Israel\u2019s model of more closely bridging government service and resources with venture capital and technology startups.
\nCairncross also expressed support for a yearslong push to embrace skills-based hiring in cybersecurity, rather than relying on college degrees.
\n\u201cThe president\u2019s been very clear. He wants to work on the workforce piece of it,\u201d Cairncross said. \u201cHe wants us to find solutions that don\u2019t necessarily require a four-year degree. If we\u2019ve got certificate programs, let\u2019s find the talent and let\u2019s get it to work. And so there are several components here that line up, and we are very excited to get them off the ground.\u201d
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