"This is just the latest round of reductions to the CISA workforce since Trump came to office in January. Employees at the Agency have been worried about cuts for months. When we reported layoff fears in April, CISA had an estimated 3,300 person workforce; according to DHS' shutdown contingency document the agency had just 2,540 people as of the end of May."
"Beyond RIFs and shutdown furloughs imperiling CISA's missions, many employees are reportedly being pressed into different government positions to serve the Trump administration's push to crack down on illegal immigration. According to reporting from Bloomberg last week, a number of CISA employees have been hit by what's known as management-directed reassignments, or MDRs, in recent weeks."
A court filing stated that 176 Department of Homeland Security employees have been laid off since the federal government shutdown, with many of those layoffs involving CISA personnel. CISA's workforce fell from an estimated 3,300 in April to 2,540 by the end of May. Only 889 staffers were cleared to continue working during the shutdown. Up to 176 employees may be removed through federal shutdown reductions in force. Management-directed reassignments have compelled some CISA staff to report for work at Immigration and Customs, shifting personnel toward immigration enforcement and further straining CISA's cybersecurity missions.
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