- Many of CISA’s senior leaders leave the agency, claims memo
- The organization is currently facing its third staff reduction of 2025
- There are concerns about how the agency works in the future
The US Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reportedly experiences a serious flight of senior staff, most of which are planning to leave at the end of May 2025.
CISA is responsible for protecting US critical infrastructure, and its senior staff are critical of the agency’s ability to collaborate with its strategic partners, other federal agencies and international security organizations.
The sudden emigration in senior management across five of CISA’s six operational departments and six of its 10 regional offices is coming as the agency is facing its third reduction of the workforce this year.
Cisa loses leadership
A statement issued by CISA’s CEO Bridget Bean said: “Cisa doubles and fulfills its statutory mission to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure and strengthen our collective cyber defense. We were created to be the cybersecurity agent for the nation, and we have the right team in place to fulfill this mission and ensure that we are prepared to be ready to be ready to be ready to be ready to be ready to be the right team that we are prepared that we are prepared to be ready to be ready to be ready for us to be ready to be ready to be ready to be ready to be ready to be ready to be ready to fulfill this mission, Cybersecurity -Agency for the Nation. “
While the remaining cisa management may have put on a brave face, a number of CISA staff were talking to Cybersecurity dive Shared reservations over the future and performance of the agency after the departure of the senior management.
An employee who spoke under the condition of anonymity said: “With this significant number of senior departures, several of whom are leaders who have been here since the days of US-CERT, there is a lot of anxiety around when the cuts and departures finally stop and we can move on as a agency.”
Another employee who also spoke anonymously said, “It feels like the wrong people are leaving. All these departures make it feel like people are leaving the mission and creating a vacuum.”
For CISA’s operational departments, acting head of the Infrastructure Security Department Steve Harris left on May 16, acting head of the stakeholder’s engagement Division Trent Frazier left on May 2, No. 2 clerk in the Emergency Communications Department Vince Delaurentis must leave on 30.
The latest and upcoming regional office departure includes Region 2 -Director John Durkin, Region 4 -Director Jay Gamble, Region 5 -Director Alex Joves and Deputy Director Kathy Young, Region 6 -Dire Director Rob Russell, Region 7 -Director Phil Kirk and Region 10 -Director Patrick Massey.
