Rep. Swalwell, cyber leader on House Homeland, demands end of CISA workforce reduction efforts

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), a top Democrat on cybersecurity, is urging CISA Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala to halt activities to cut the agency’s workforce, in response to the latest reductions in force and other measures taken under the Trump administration to reduce staff at the agency.

“I demand you immediately cease all efforts to cut CISA’s workforce, reinstate employees who were transferred or dismissed, and provide details on the impacts of the agency’s workforce reductions,” Swalwell writes in an...