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ANCHOR-CI could fix 20 years of broken government-industry collaboration
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a notice on July 1 establishing ANCHOR-CI, a new framework for government-industry collaboration on critical infrastructure protection that replaces the 20-year-old Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC). The new structure introduces cross-sector councils alongside traditional sector-specific councils to address threats that span multiple industries, moving beyond the siloed approach that characterized the previous model. CISA director approval of council members and streamlined advisory mechanisms aim to improve the speed and effectiveness of government-private sector coordination on emerging cyber and resilience issues.
Why it matters: Critical infrastructure operators and their industry representatives now have a renewed legal mechanism to advise the federal government on sector-spanning threats like cloud vulnerabilities and AI risks, enabling faster consensus-building on protective measures that affect energy, healthcare, transportation, water, and financial systems simultaneously.
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ANCHOR-CI could fix 20 years of broken government-industry collaboration
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Federal Register notice on July 1, 2026 establishing ANCHOR-CI, a new framework replacing the 20-year-old Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) that was terminated in March 2025. ANCHOR-CI creates four types of councils, including cross-sector councils designed to address threats that span multiple critical infrastructure sectors, moving beyond the previous siloed, sector-specific approach. The new structure maintains FACA exemptions allowing private meetings and quick convening while introducing CISA director oversight of council membership.
Why it matters: Critical infrastructure owners, operators, and government officials need to understand the new advisory structure and how cross-sector councils will influence cybersecurity policy and incident response coordination across energy, transportation, water, communications, and other sectors.
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