Cyber diplomacy funding halted as US issues broad freeze on foreign aid

The report describes a U.S. State Department freeze on foreign assistance that includes the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, pausing its expanded cyber diplomacy initiatives and funding for roughly 90 days under a presidential order. The bureau, established in 2022 and recently scaling to over $90 million in related accounts, had funded activities such as a cyber incident response team to Costa Rica, a subsea cable project in Tuvalu, and training with Vietnamese officials on North Korean threats. Leadership changes and uncertainty about future appointments are noted, while the department declined comment.