The shutdown would also slow ongoing revamps of a major cyber incident reporting rule that was signed into law in 2022, acting director Madhu Gottumukkala said this week.

“The strategic attention is here in this theater,” undersecretary says during a visit to the Indo-Pacific.

What started as confusion became a coverup, employees and emails say.

The new framework includes a vendor-vetting system and streamlined IT authorization.

The Defense Department and other agencies are hiring.

Negotiations continue over Homeland Security funding, but DOD and every other federal agency are now funded through September.

Impacted employees will soon receive furlough notices, though they could still avoid missing any time.

Military lawyers have served as special assistant U.S. attorneys before, but never like this.

The document “might not be worth the paper it’s written on,” one expert said.

White House, lawmakers express confidence they can reach a deal quickly, with potentially no material impacts of a funding lapse.