“A key House panel on Wednesday voted to create a new Homeland Security Department agency that reflects the primacy of cyber protection among DHS’ protective responsibilities.
A bill introduced yesterday by the Homeland Security Committee – approved by a voice vote – would turn an existing DHS bureaucracy, the National Protection and Programs Directorate, or NPPD, into an ‘operational’ agency, like the Transportation Security Administration.”
Source: US Homeland Security Could Get Its Own Cyber Defense Agency – Defense One