{"id":3696614,"date":"2026-04-30T16:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3696614"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:18:29","slug":"cyber-experts-say-dhs-funding-cuts-have-stalled-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/cybersecurity\/2026\/cyber-experts-say-dhs-funding-cuts-have-stalled-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Experts Say DHS Funding Cuts Have Stalled Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this month, the White House announced funding cuts at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/\">Homeland Security Department<\/a>\u2019s cyberdefense unit.<\/p><div\r\n\tid=\"article-paywall-overlay\"\r\n\tclass=\"d-none\"\r\n>\r\n\t<div id=\"article-paywall-content\" class=\"my-4\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f2699550-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"2699550\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p 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