What a Government Shutdown means for Cybersecurity
Though you may have heard of the possible government shutdown looming overhead, you may not have thought about its implications for national cybersecurity. In the event of a shutdown, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to furlough over 80% of its employees, with only 571 of the current 3,117 employees being retained, as described in the latest version of the DHS’ Procedures Relating to a Lapse in Appropriations. Unless Congress can come to an agreement on the spending budget, the government will shut down on Sunday, October 1st, as the funding for these federal agencies would run out at 12:01 am.
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