A 20-day assessment by DHS will conclude on March 6 on what to do with existing election initiatives, many of which are not widely known to the public. “CISA has terminated federally funded ...

Meanwhile, fired probationary staff at DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are being reinstated this week.

Sean Plankey has been tapped to lead CISA after serving in key cyber roles during Trump's first term. His nomination comes as CISA grapples with recent cuts.

"CISA's mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia," the US cyber agency posted to X. "There has been no change in our posture.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is moving to fire 12 employees of a federal cybersecurity agency that policed “misinformation” while pausing “all elections security ...