It's almost like gutting the agency of experts diminishes their opsec capacity among many others.

In 2020 Chris Krebs contradicted stolen election claims. In 2025, Trump sacked Krebs and revoked his clearance, leaving CISA without a director. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Krebs

In March 2025, the cuts began. https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/doge-axes-cisa-red-team-st...

In 2026, it was still without a director and running on fumes. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/us-cybersecurity-agency-ci...

This activity is consistent with intentionally weakening a country's defenses from within and sowing chaos.