As significant cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are anticipated, Rep. Eric Swalwell urged for a briefing before any workforce changes. He highlighted potential layoffs of nearly 1,300 employees, nearly 40% of CISA’s workforce, as part of broader downsizing efforts in the federal government. Swalwell's concerns are compounded by previous cuts and firings under the Trump administration, including a stark reduction in funding. Experts like Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery have warned that these actions significantly impair national security and public-private collaboration in cybersecurity.
It is critical that we understand how the Administration's changes to the agency will affect the mission we have established.
These rumored and pending changes to CISA's workforce and programs are more alarming in the context of cuts CISA has already made or attempted to make.
Secretary Noem has conducted a series of actions that are gutting CISA - the nation's civilian cyber defense agency - and weakening public-private collaboration efforts.
The firings and funding cuts harm national security on a daily basis.
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