On January 6, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (the “Bureau”) announced the application window for a new Lead Administrator for the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program (the “Program”). The window will be open from January 7, 2026, through January 28, 2026. The previous Lead Administrator, UL LLC (“UL Solutions”), withdrew from the role at the end of last year.
The FCC established the Program in March 2024 in order to create a voluntary labeling program identifying Internet of Things devices that meet the Program’s cybersecurity standards. Per the Report and Order creating the Program, it is the Lead Administrator’s responsibility to “identify or develop, and recommend to the Commission for approval, the IoT specific standards and testing procedures, as well as design and placement of the label” and develop a consumer education plan regarding the Cyber Trust Mark. To this end, UL Solutions provided a number of recommendations to the Bureau in June of 2025, including for the Program’s technical requirements and the design of the Program’s Cyber Trust Mark label.
The Bureau instructed Lead Administrator applicants to reference its September 2024 Public Notice for guidance on application format and procedures. The Bureau will review properly filed applications after the window closes on January 28 and will announce its selection by public notice.