CISA cuts $10 million annually from ISAC funding for states amid wider cyber cuts

CISA is terminating $10M in funding to CIS for MS-ISAC and EI-ISAC, citing duplication and reprioritization toward mission-critical areas, while reports indicate DOGE-led layoffs have removed over a hundred CISA staff including red-teamers. Industry leaders and former officials warn these cuts will weaken real-time threat sharing and incident response for state and local governments—especially elections—forcing local entities to seek costly alternatives or accept increased risk.