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A aide holds a binder as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified during the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing titled “A Review of the President’s FY2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security,” in Dirksen building on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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CyberCorps is evolving to tackle AI threats. But budget cuts could derail it before the work even starts.
The entrance of 2514 Eisenhower Avenue, where the National Science Foundation is also located, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions

The Trump administration’s zeal to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs is affecting national cybersecurity research, as a key open-source security foundation announced it would reject…
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Some of the NSF research funding will go toward projects involving computer chip technology. (Getty Images)

NSF to dole out $76M in cybersecurity research grants

Among the projects that will be bolstered by $76 million in research grants from the National Science Foundation: academic cybersecurity programs aimed at "human-centered" security for the…
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