Homeland Secretary Noem Vows to Put CISA ‘Back to Focusing on its Core Mission’

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to refocus and trim CISA, arguing the agency should return to core cybersecurity duties rather than handling misinformation, and emphasized prioritizing protection of critical infrastructure from sophisticated nation-state cyber threats such as those attributed to China (citing Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon) while urging improved information sharing, secure-by-design procurement, and clearer incident response blueprints for state and local governments.