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Congressman James Walkinshaw, D-Va., speaks at a press conference with other Democratic members of House Homeland Security Committee (including Sri Thanedar, D-Mich., left, and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., right) on the killing of Renee Good, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Dems seek top-to-bottom assessment of CISA workforce

After the exit of around 1,000 CISA workers, legislation from three top House Democrats orders a force structure assessment like that more common to military branches.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin arrives to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin pinpoints optimal CISA staffing levels

He told lawmakers that he wants approximately 600 more people than it has now, which would still be well below personnel numbers prior to Trump’s second term.
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