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Title: CISA Budget Faces Possible $500 Million Cut

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/06/20562...

President Trump's proposed 2026 budget seeks to cut nearly $500 million from
CISA, accusing the agency of prioritizing censorship over cybersecurity and
election protection. "The proposed cuts -- which are largely symbolic at this
stage as they need to be approved by Congress -- are framed as a purge of the
so-called 'censorship industrial complex,' a term the White House uses to
describe CISA's work countering misinformation," reports The Register. From
the report: In its fiscal 2024 budget request, the agency had asked [PDF] for
a total of just over $3 billion to safeguard the nation's online security
across both government and private sectors. The enacted budget that year was
about $34 million lower than the previous year's. Now, a deep cut has been
proposed [PDF], as the Trump administration decries the agency's past work
tackling the spread of misinformation on the web by America's enemies, as
well as the agency's efforts safeguarding election security. [...] "The
budget eliminates programs focused on so-called misinformation and propaganda
as well as external engagement offices such as international affairs," it
reads [PDF]. "These programs and offices were used as a hub in the censorship
industrial complex to violate the First Amendment, target Americans for
protected speech, and target the President. CISA was more focused on
censorship than on protecting the nation's critical systems, and put them at
risk due to poor management and inefficiency, as well as a focus on self-
promotion."

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