US lawmakers have asked for an inspector-general investigation into the operational impact of staffing reductions at CISA, questioning whether the agency can sustain its advisory, incident-response and co-sealing workload. The inquiry lands weeks after CISA issued major foundational logging guidance and multiple high-profile joint advisories, and follows months of budget and personnel pressure on the US civilian cyber defence agency. Any degradation would propagate to allied governments that rely on CISA-led joint products, including Australia, which imports much of its joint-advisory posture through CISA-led co-seals. Story date: 2026-08-21.

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• The Record — Lawmakers call for investigation into impact of CISA cuts