"CISA is "executing a mission-first approach" by "prioritizing what works, eliminating duplication and ensuring that every product and service directly advances CISA's regulatory mission" in a way that aligns with the goals of the Trump administration, Gottumukkala said in his opening remarks. He also hinted at plans to pursue hiring this year, saying the agency would "continue targeted hiring" for key roles."
"He did not provide a figure for Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the ranking member of the panel, when asked how many staffing vacancies are currently in the cyber agency. "I'm just trying to get to a number that you started with and what the president cut," Thompson said. "I mean, it should be easy for you to just come up and say, 'I lost a third of my people, but I'm able to accomplish the mission.'""
Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of CISA, defended major cost-cutting measures and said the agency is aligning work with statutory authorities and administration goals. The agency has seen around a third of its employees leave in the past 12 months amid those reductions. Leadership framed the effort as mission-first, focusing on what works, eliminating duplication, and ensuring products and services directly advance CISA's regulatory mission, while indicating plans for targeted hiring for key roles. Committee Democrats repeatedly pressed on workforce and budget impacts, and Gottumukkala did not provide a vacancy count or a clear yes-or-no on funding sufficiency. The agency has undergone major workforce shifts since early last year as DHS sought to refocus the agency.
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