Protecting the US from hackers apparently isn’t in Trump’s budget

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Protecting the US from hackers apparently isn’t in Trump’s budget

Members of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are being forced to choose between staying at their jobs or taking a government buyout,

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. The buyout program is one of several methods the current administration is deploying

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under the guidance of the “Department of Governmental Efficiency” (DOGE), an advisory group lead by Elon Musk.

CISA was creating during the first Trump Administration in 2018 to protect key infrastructure from cyber attacks and advise the government and its partners on building more secure infrastructure in the future. The agency played an important role in investigating Salt Typhoon in 2024, the hacking group that breached US telecom companies to get at government officials. Considering cybersecurity is becoming more critical, not less, short-staffing the agency could lead to problems.

The consequences of hollowing out or effectively eliminating key government agencies and departments don’t seem to be a concern of DOGE or the Trump Administration, however. Along with CISA, staff at the

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have also reportedly received the buyout ultimatum. The offer gives government employees until midnight on February 6 to accept a buyout and receive pay through October, or come back to work in-person, agree to new performance standards and promise to be “reliable, loyal and trustworthy,”

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The deal mirrors a similar offer Musk made to

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employees after he acquired the social media platform in 2022, even down to language describing it as a “Fork in the Road.” A key difference between then and now is budget. The government hasn’t set aside money to pay a bunch of employees to do nothing for eight months, and its not clear it plans to, because Congress ultimately controls government spending. Beyond that, a legal fight might make the whole thing moot. A US district judge in Boston has already ruled against the buyout deal, giving government employees until at least Monday to make a decision,

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, and there’s the possibility of another extension still on the table.

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