Rep. Langevin says without a proper level of detail, "we can't fulfill our oversight responsibilities; we're in the dark otherwise."

Members of Congress want to push cyber up in importance, they told cyber leaders in DOD.

The new Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Subcommittee will focus on everything tech-related in the DOD.

They argue the "robust funding" is vital in enabling "federal agencies to better respond to the coronavirus pandemic and future national emergencies as well as meet the urgent economic needs of American families."

"We fear that such an action sends the wrong message to our warfighters and to our adversaries," the senators wrote in a letter to DOD leadership.

Until individual agencies like the Department of Energy and Department of the Treasury see success quantifying risk, the practice won't likely be mandated.