Warner presses CISA on whether staff cuts weakened regional cyber support
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talks with reporters on "the narrow passage of Republicans' $70 billion immigration enforcement bill signed into law by President Trump," in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
June 16, 2026 09:00 AM ET
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat is asking the cyber agency for workforce charts, vacancy details and service data as state and local support comes under strain.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is pressing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for records on staffing levels and vacancies across its regional offices, warning that workforce cuts over the last year may have weakened the agency’s ability to support state and local governments facing cyber threats.
In a Tuesday letter to acting CISA Director Nick Andersen that was first shared with Nextgov/FCW, the vice chairman of...
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