{"id":236667,"date":"2026-04-28T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/rep-delia-ramirez-takes-over-as-top-house-cybersecurity-dem\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:10:16","slug":"rep-delia-ramirez-takes-over-as-top-house-cybersecurity-dem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/rep-delia-ramirez-takes-over-as-top-house-cybersecurity-dem\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Delia Ramirez takes over as top House cybersecurity Dem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/delia-ramirez-house-homeland-cybersecurity-subcommittee-ranking-member\/\">Rep. Delia Ramirez takes over as top House cybersecurity Dem<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/delia-ramirez-house-homeland-cybersecurity-subcommittee-ranking-member\/\">https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/delia-ramirez-house-homeland-cybersecurity-subcommittee-ranking-member\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-28 11:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"cyberscoop.com\">cyberscoop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez is taking over as the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security panel\u2019s cybersecurity subcommittee, replacing former Rep. Eric Swalwell after his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Democrats approved the change Tuesday at a meeting prior to a \u201cshadow hearing\u201d without the GOP majority, focused on protecting elections from Trump administration interference.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez first won election to Congress in 2022 and was reelected in 2024. She has served as the vice ranking member of the committee since 2023. She is now the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.<\/p>\n<p>She has leveled criticisms during committee hearings about the Trump administration\u2019s personnel cutbacks at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and was critical of how data was secured under the administration\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency initiative led by Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder a Musk and Trump presidency, it\u2019s clear that the security of Americans\u2019 information is not a priority. I mean, a private civilian with no security clearance bullied his way into the Treasury, set up private servers, and stole sensitive information from an agency. If that isn\u2019t a national security crisis, a cybersecurity\u00a0 crisis \u2013then I don\u2019t know what is,\u201d Ramirez said at an early 2025 hearing. \u201cThe true threat to our homeland security is \u2018fElon\u2019 Musk, Trump, and their blatant misuse of power to steal information and coerce employees to leave agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She cosponsored legislation last year meant to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce by promoting measures to help workers from underrepresented and disadvantaged communities to join the field.<\/p>\n<p>But she also had criticisms of U.S. cybersecurity under the Biden administration, including of Microsoft\u2019s role in the SolarWinds breach.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell left the position following his resignation from Congress as a representative from California amid&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/delia-ramirez-house-homeland-cybersecurity-subcommittee-ranking-member\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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