🛡️Trump slashes cybersecurity budget, fires 1,000 cyber defenders
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The Trump administration proposed slashing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) budget by $491 million in May 2025, eliminating over 1,000 positions and cutting nearly 30% of the workforce. The cuts target CISA's election security work, which Trump calls "censorship," while leaving critical infrastructure like power grids and water systems vulnerable to ransomware and nation-state attacks. House appropriators from both parties have questioned the massive cuts to America's lead cyber defense agency.
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Why This Matters
Cyberattacks on infrastructure could leave you without power, water, or internet for weeks
CISA protects the systems that keep daily life functioning—cutting their budget by 30% leaves everyone vulnerable to hostile nations and criminal hackers.
Election security gets completely eliminated while foreign interference increases
Putin and Xi Jinping are celebrating as America voluntarily blinds itself to cyber threats against voting systems and election infrastructure.
1,000+ cybersecurity experts will likely work for China instead of America
Laid-off CISA workers have skills that adversary nations desperately want—expect a brain drain to countries that actually value cyber defense.
Contact House appropriators to restore CISA funding before critical infrastructure fails
Call 202-224-3121 and demand your representative protect cyber defenders who keep your lights on and water running.
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Under the Trump administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget request, how many positions would the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) eliminate?
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If CISA’s FY2026 budget proposal cuts $495 million and eliminates around 1,083 positions, which critical infrastructure sectors would be most vulnerable?
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Infrastructure & Transportation