The Trump administration proposes cutting the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) budget by $707 million in 2027, claiming the reduction will refocus on core mission while eliminating alleged "weaponization and waste." The proposal resurrects previously debunked claims about the agency's election security efforts. Similar proposals faced Congressional resistance last year, with a proposed ~$500M cut reduced to ~$135M after negotiation.
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Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million
The Trump administration's proposed $707M CISA budget cut resurrects debunked election security allegations, but faces likely Congressional pushback based on last year's pattern of similar reductions being negotiated down by ~70%.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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