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| 2025 | Planned relocation of CISA headquarters to a new 10-story, 620,000 sq ft building on the consolidated DHS St. Elizabeths campus in Arlington, Virginia, involving the move of 6,500 employees. |
| January 2023 | Cloudflare was awarded a $7.2M contract to provide DNS registry and hosting services for the .gov top-level domain. |
| September 2022 | CISA released their first comprehensive 2023–2025 Strategic Plan since the agency's establishment in 2018. |
| February 9 2022 | USCIS Director Jaddou announced a new mission statement for the agency, developed through employee input and reflecting the Biden administration's priorities for an inclusive and accessible immigration service. |
| 2021 | CISA was granted authority by the National Defense Authorization Act to issue administrative subpoenas to identify owners of internet-connected critical infrastructure devices with specific vulnerabilities. In this year, CISA issued 47 subpoenas. |
| 2021 | CISA released a comprehensive report providing guidance on navigating and preventing ransomware incidents in response to a significant increase in ransomware attacks. |
| 2021 | The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency established the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, bringing together 23 high-profile leaders from technology, cybersecurity, government, and private sector organizations to provide strategic guidance and expertise. |
| 2021 | USCIS leadership initiated a workforce-wide initiative to gather employee input on words that best represent the agency's work, which ultimately influenced the development of the new mission statement. |
| August 2021 | CISA Director Easterly emphasized the agency's focus on protecting 'cognitive infrastructure' by building resilience against misinformation and disinformation. |
| August 3 2021 | Ur Jaddou began her tenure as the director of USCIS, serving until January 20, 2025. |
| July 13 2021 | Jen Easterly becomes Director of CISA, succeeding Brandon Wales |
| July 12 2021 | The Senate confirmed Jen Easterly as CISA Director by a voice vote. |
| April 2021 | CISA removed the fee for registering .gov domains, making domain registration more accessible for government entities. |
| March 2021 | CISA assumed control of the .gov top-level domain (TLD) from the General Services Administration, taking over management of domain approvals and operating the TLD Domain Name System nameservers. |
| 2020 | USCIS operated with a fiscal year budget, primarily funded by user fees collected through the Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA), with a small portion supplemented by congressional appropriations. |
| November 18 2020 | Brandon Wales becomes Acting Director of CISA |
| November 17 2020 | President Trump fired Christopher Krebs via tweet for his comments regarding the security of the 2020 election. |
| November 17 2020 | Chris Krebs is removed from his position as CISA Director |
| November 12 2020 | CISA issued a press release asserting no evidence of voting system compromise in the 2020 United States presidential election. |
| December 31 2019 | Ken Cuccinelli's tenure as Acting Director ended, with his appointment later ruled unlawful |
| July 8 2019 | Ken Cuccinelli began serving as de facto Acting Director of USCIS |
| January 22 2019 | CISA issued its first Emergency Directive (19-01) warning about DNS infrastructure tampering, with FireEye research suggesting the attacks had a nexus to Iran. |
| 2018 | Passed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, which significantly expanded CISA's roles to include securing elections, managing National Special Security Events, and coordinating pandemic response. |
| November 2018 | The position of Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was created, replacing the previous role of Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs. |
| November 16 2018 | President Trump signed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018, elevating NPPD to CISA and establishing Christopher Krebs as its first Director. |
| November 16 2018 | Chris Krebs becomes the first Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
| November 15 2018 | Chris Krebs' tenure as Senior Official Performing Duties ends |
| August 28 2017 | Chris Krebs becomes Senior Official Performing Duties of National Protection and Programs |
| June 2017 | Jeanette Manfra becomes Senior Official Performing Duties |
| January 20 2017 | Suzanne Spaulding leaves office, David Hess becomes Senior Official Performing Duties under President Donald Trump |
| October 2011 | Suzanne Spaulding becomes Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs |
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