I have been informed by the Department as follows:
(a) With regard to all the entities reporting to me, no request was issued inviting applications for board positions.
Applications for appointment to the National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NCAC) opened mid-April 2017.
(b) Applications for appointment to the National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NCAC closed on the 30th April 2017 and the Department received 34 applications.