According to various media reports, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Tuesday the department plans to open a satellite office in Silicon Valley in order improve coordination with tech companies.
“We want to strengthen critical relationships in Silicon Valley and ensure that the government and the private sector benefit from each other’s research and development,” Johnson said, according to NBC News.
Jeh’s comments came during an address at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
The federal government appears to be adding more resources in California to deter and investigate cyber threats.
California Military Department officials told the Legislature earlier this month that California was recently was selected through the Department of Defense to be one of the first states to get a 39-person computer protection team.
