Trump targets cyber agency CISA he created in first term; staff cut from 3,400 to under 2,400, now furloughed to under 1,000 during DHS shutdown—employees demoralized amid lack of leadership, fear agency can't ward off threats.

Shutdown at D.H.S. Extends to Cyber Agency, Adding to Setbacks

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has navigated staffing cuts without a Senate-confirmed leader. Employees have become demoralized and concerned about the agency’s ability to ward off threats.The lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security is only the latest setback for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, temporarily winnowing its already thinning r...