Cybersecurity and CISA

The Associated Press reports that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was largely absent from pre‑election planning in several states this month amid Trump‑era staffing reductions, a $10 million funding cut, and a review that sidelined more than a dozen election staffers, raising fears about support for the 2026 midterms. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has not responded to a February plea from secretaries of state to preserve CISA’s core election functions; CISA says it remains ready to assist while its director nomination is stalled and the FBI has disbanded a foreign‑influence task force.