Shortly after taking office,Portugal President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively put a freeze on most foreign aid.
One lesser-known effect of this 90-day freeze? Funding has been halted for the State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP), a fairly new bureau that utilizes diplomacy to create technological partnerships and tackle emerging cyber threats.
SEE ALSO: Will Oracle take over TikTok? Trump says he'll make a decision in 30 daysAccording to a new report by The Record, the freeze on foreign aid has effectively brought the bureau, which has tens of millions of dollars in funding, to a "standstill."
The report notes some of the projects that the CDP has worked on such as deploying a "cyber incident response team" in Costa Rica, training with the Vietnamese government on nefarious cyber activity from North Korea, and landing a subsea telecommunications cable in Tuvalu.
In addition to the halt in funding, the U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace & Digital Policy Nate Fick left his position on Monday. Fick was the first cyber ambassador in the U.S.
Congress created the CDP in 2022 for the U.S. to build diplomatic relations around the world with a focus on cyber threats and working together on new technologies. Its more than $90 million in funds comes from the bureau's baseline budget, the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, and its Digital Connectivity and Related Technologies Fund.
The CDP's last post on its X account was a retweet of the State Department's official account welcoming Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the position. The CDP account has not published a post of its own since January 17, before Trump's inauguration.
Topics Cybersecurity Donald Trump Politics
Best laptop deal: Get the 14
See the super collection of the Guinness World Record holder who owns 1,518 Superman items
How to lose your verified account: Pretend to be communist Jackie Onassis
Backstreet Boy says he 'has faith' in Trump's balls
SpaceX will try to achieve 2 impressive feats on Monday
Police implement a solution to swatting, and it's spreading
An ode to 'MadMaze': Prodigy's greatest game
Pixar's 'Soul': Story, art, and cast revealed at D23
They met on Tumblr, and their relationship outlasted their accounts
Confident dog beats up on a scale for being, well, a scale
Clean energy projects soared in 2016 as solar and wind got cheaper
Batman prequel 'Pennyworth' is worth your time: Review
5 iPhone settings to change now
New Alexa smart speaker skill plays music for your dog
The Portable Workstation: Dell XPS 13 + 32 UltraSharp 4K Monitor
Rivian electric truck is the ultimate camping accessory in new video
What we saw during D23 'Black Widow' footage
'Frozen II' teases royal proposal and mysterious magic at D23 Expo
Tips for Playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
New details on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the Star Wars hotel
Google Doodle celebrates first female war photojournalist to report from the frontlineChilling Facebook Live video captures shooting death in ChicagoDual SIM iPhone may be coming soonKylie Jenner still doesn't know cornrows are a bad ideaSamsung confirms slow Galaxy S9 sales in quarterly reportCatch up on Twitter's top tweets from the past weekFacebook launches 'Time Management' tools without behavioral researchOrlando shooter posted to Facebook multiple times during massacreJennifer Lopez's jean boots prove that no one can be trusted with denimPhotoshopping the Norman Reedus 'Death Stranding' trailer became a sport during E3 weekNaomi Campbell accidentally shared a little extra in this sponsored InstagramMom and sister can't appreciate little girl's mourning of her pet snailsTesla wants to add video games, and the internet has suggestionsOne year later: A look at the headlines at the start of Donald Trump's campaignOne year later: A look at the headlines at the start of Donald Trump's campaignDual SIM iPhone may be coming soonGoogle street view captures man swearing at camera for the entire length of a streetJordan Peele's creepy new film 'Us' now has a full cast and release datePhotoshopping the Norman Reedus 'Death Stranding' trailer became a sport during E3 weekHuawei overtakes Apple to become the second largest smartphone vendor Join Us This Thursday! by The Paris Review Corrections and Test Questions: Happy Monday by Sadie Stein Robert Hayden’s “Summertime and the Living...” by D. A. Powell Flannery O’Connor and the Habit of Art by Kelly Gerald Something Out of Something: Talking with Etgar Keret by Rebecca Sacks Bookitecture by Sadie Stein Black and White and Red All Over by Sadie Stein Terry Winters by Yevgeniya Traps Things We Love: Vallejo, Factory Records, and ‘The Lonely Doll’ by The Paris Review Crowdsourced Books, Twenties Muses, the World’s Worst Word by Sadie Stein Michael Robbins on ‘Alien vs. Predator’ by Emily Witt A Badjohn in Harlem: An Afternoon with Earl Lovelace by Anderson Tepper Rejections, Slush, and Turkeys: Happy Monday! by Sadie Stein Bookmobiles of the World by Sadie Stein ‘Walden’ the Video Game, Merwin the Movie, Space Hocus Pocus by Margaret Eby Happy Birthday, Gatsby; Good Dear Don Draper, Stop Ignoring Me by Adam Wilson The Smell of Books; the Power of ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Sadie Stein Horsemaning, Mars, and a Tiny Book by Sadie Stein
3.0601s , 10113.1328125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Portugal】,Prosperous Times Information Network