Shipley said, “everything that I’ve heard from the national security and intelligence community has thus far been mostly that the trusted relationships at the staffing level endure despite the political noise. As a Canadian, I am seeing an unprecedented level of political noise, and leaning on that reassurance that ‘don’t worry, the people that keep the lights on still keep the lights on.’ [Now] I am watching those people lose their jobs.”
A lack of transparency
Frank Dickson, group vice president for the security and trust research practice at IDC, lamented the lack of transparency about what those laid off were doing, and whether eliminating their positions will have a material effect on national security or on the security of CISA operations.
“We don’t really know, because there’s just no transparency, and I think that’s the fundamental issue that we’re struggling with,” he said.