Fears Mount That US Federal Cybersecurity Is Stagnating—or Worse

The report discusses how the prolonged U.S. government shutdown likely degraded federal cybersecurity posture by creating monitoring gaps, disrupting contractor relationships, and compounding IT backlogs; it also notes a reported hack of the Congressional Budget Office by a suspected foreign actor and warns that reduced staffing and hiring at key agencies like CISA could increase the risk and impact of future incidents.