State Department cyber, tech cuts deeper than previously known

The cuts of cybersecurity and technology staff at the State Department are more extensive than previously reported, and include a significant number of people with specialized skills that could leave major gaps in expertise at the department, according to interviews with four people familiar with the cuts.

Much of the activity has centered on the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, which promotes democratic norms online and helps allied countries improve their network cybersecurity.

Jennifer Bachus, the acting head of the CDP, was removed as head of the bureau, and is pending reassignment internally at the State Department, while around a dozen others in the office received reduction in force notices, according to a former official and to a congressional aide with knowledge of the cuts.

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