Proposed Trump fiscal 2026 budget cuts CISA funding by $491 million to refocus agency mission

The Trump administration’s proposed budget for fiscal 2026 contains a $491 million cut to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s funds, citing a need to refocus the agency mission on federal networks and protecting critical infrastructure.

“The Budget eliminates CISA’s disinformation offices and programs that functioned as a hub in the Censorship Industrial Complex, conspiring against the First Amendment rights of President Trump and his supporters,” according to a May 2 fact sheet on ending “weaponization” of government released...