CISA's guidance should be finalized faster than its predecessor, opening the door to four more potential use cases, said the TIC program manager.

Third-party contractors are prohibited from using or sharing data collected with CISA in their task orders, but that's no guarantee.

DHS wants "a software-as-a-service web application that serves as the primary point of entry for vulnerability reporters to alert the government of potential issues on federal information systems for those agencies that participate in the platform."

The program, which the Department of Homeland Security uses to monitor and protect federal networks, is adding more data and connections all the time. Congress enters another year without giving it official legislative authority.

OMB tasked DHS with leading ongoing efforts to approve new TIC 3.0 use cases and phase out dated ones.

Harrell spoke with FedScoop at the 2019 Public Sector Innovation Summit.