Trump Administration Cuts Millions from CISA Funding for Cybersecurity Initiatives, Affecting Election Support

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Updated Mar 13, 2025, 11:53 PM

The Trump administration has implemented cuts to federal funding for two cybersecurity initiatives, which include a program aimed at assisting state and local election officials. This decision has raised concerns within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where employees report feeling demoralized and fearful about the impact of layoffs and funding reductions on their ability to safeguard U.S. cyber defenses. Reports indicate that the cuts have led to strained partnerships and a lack of effective leadership within the agency. Employees have expressed alarm over the administration's approach, describing it as a form of psychological warfare that undermines their work and the agency's overall mission.

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Eric Geller

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“This administration has declared psychological warfare on this workforce.” Read my new story about how things are going at @CISAgov: https://t.co/7BFVUAjjBP https://t.co/DA4AyJOQdQ

Eric Geller

@ericgeller

NEW: @CISAgov employees are scared, angry, and worried about how Trump's cuts and policies are weakening their agency. Partnerships are strained, leadership is bowing to Trump, and layoffs & other departures have left worrisome gaps. My @WIRED story: https://t.co/7BFVUAiLMh https://t.co/NNurKAED2K

Techmeme

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Interviews with seven CISA employees describe how mass layoffs and weak leadership are taking a severe toll on the US government's cyber defense agency (@ericgeller / Wired) https://t.co/L9VVxDh0WJ https://t.co/9PPBUuhgzh https://t.co/ZOzeer1FAj

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