 Initiative Number: 5.2.2 Initiative Title: Expand international partners' cyber capacity through operational law enforcement collaboration Initiative Description Federal law enforcement will increase operational collaboration with international peer and nearpeer law enforcement partners, thereby increasing such partners' capacity to disrupt the most significant cyber threats at a speed and scale that matches U.S. law enforcement's own goals. NCS Reference We must enable our allies and partners to…build law enforcement capacity and effectiveness through operational collaboration… Responsible Agency: DOJ Contributing Entities: State, FBI, HSI, USSS Completion Date: 4Q FY26 Strategic Objective 5.3: Expand U.S. Ability to Assist Allies and Partners Initiative Number: 5.3.1 Initiative Title: Establish flexible foreign assistance mechanisms to provide cyber incident response support quickly Initiative Description The Department of State will identify or develop a flexible and rapid foreign assistance mechanism to provide cyber incident response support. NCS Reference The Administration will establish policies for determining when it is in the national interest to provide such support, develop mechanisms for identifying and deploying department and agency resources in such efforts, and, where needed, rapidly seek to remove existing financial and procedural barriers to provide such operational support. Responsible Agency: State Contributing Entities: DHS, DOD, FBI, USAID Completion Date: 1Q FY24 NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 49