Members of the Cybersecurity Agency and Infrastructure of the Ministry of Internal Security (CISA) are forced to choose between staying at their work or the redemption of state ransom, NPR ReportsThe ransom program is one of several methods that the current administration deploys reduce the federal government Under the leadership of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), an advisory group led by Elon Musk.
CISA created during the first administration of Trump in 2018 to protect the key infrastructure from cyber -ak and advise the government and its partners in the construction of a safer infrastructure in the future. The agency played an important role in the investigation Salt Typhoon In 2024, a hacker group that violated American telecommunication companies to get to government officials. Considering that cybersecurity is becoming more important, and not less, the agency can lead to problems.
However, the consequences of the vacation or the effective elimination of key government institutions and departments, according to the visible, do not cause concern to the Doga or the Trump administration. Along with CISA, employees in IRSIN CIA And Department of Education Also, it was reported that they received an ultimatum of ransom. The proposal gives civil servants before midnight on February 6 to accept a ransom and receive payment until October or return to work personally, agree with new efficiency standards and promise to be “reliable, loyal and trustworthy”. in accordance with USA todayField
The transaction reflects a similar music proposal made by Twitter to employees after it I purchased a platform of social networks in 2022even to the language describing it as “A fork on the road.” The key difference between then and now is the budget. The government does not deposit money to pay a bunch of employees in order to do nothing within eight months, and it is not clear what it plans, because Congress ultimately controls government spending. In addition, the legal struggle can do all this controversial. The District Judge of the United States in Boston has already opposed the redemption agreement, providing civil servants at least until Monday to make a decision, Reuters WritesAnd there is the possibility of another expansion on the table.