“In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security’s commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security, I am directing the termination of all current memberships on advisory committees within DHS, effective immediately,” Huffman said in the statement.
“Future committee activities will be focused solely on advancing our critical mission to protect the homeland and support DHS’s strategic priorities. To outgoing advisory board members, you are welcome to reapply, thank you for your service.”
The CSRB was a creation of the Biden administration
Members of the Cyber Safety Board include an array of cybersecurity luminaries — including former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) head Chris Krebs, who was dismissed from his leadership role in the organisation towards the end of the previous Trump administration. Other members included veteran cybersecurity author, investigator, and CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch and US security advisor Rob Joyce.
