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Senators press DHS on CISA role, alleged censorship and proposed budget cuts
Summary
Committee members questioned Secretary Noem about internal CISA activity accused of policing speech and about a large proposed cut to CISA's budget. Noem told senators DHS review found documents indicating inappropriate censorship and said the administration intends to refocus CISA on cybersecurity while fulfilling statutory responsibilities.
Senators on the Homeland Security Committee raised allegations that some employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) had spent significant time on content‑moderation or speech‑related activities rather than cyber defense. Committee members cited internal reviews and the "Twitter files" reporting as evidence that CISA had been involved in policing speech.
Secretary Noem told the panel that DHS review had "literally found thousands of documents that have proven that they were involved in censorship and policing speech," and she said the…
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