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“The upheaval at the #US government's #Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, took another twist on Tuesday, as it moved to reinstate staffers it had #fired over the past few weeks - specifically those still in their probationary period - though they've been benched on paid leave for now.

Last week, a senior penetration tester at CISA claimed his 100-plus-strong #RedTeam as well as its support workers were dismissed after Elon #Musk's Trump-blessed cost-trimming #DOGE unit pulled the plug on a federal government contract; a second #CISA red team was also said to have been cut soon after.

The cyber-agency quickly confirmed it had indeed dumped a number of workers, and said its remaining red teams will continue to operate as usual.”

The sacking of #tech workers continues.

#TheRegister / #efficiency / #WhiteCollar / #sackings <https://theregister.com/2025/03/18/cisa_rehired_doge/>