Calls for DHS to be shuttered permanently as agency's original aim has been lost: analysis

A political analyst has called for the permanent shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the agency remained closed for 48 days due to a funding impasse in Congress, marking its longest shutdown period. This closure disrupts critical national security and cybersecurity operations, including incident response, border security, and infrastructure protection, directly impacting federal agencies and private sector partners reliant on DHS services.

The Department of Homeland Security should be closed down permanently by the next president, a political analyst has argued. The Senate and House have yet to strike a deal on reopening the DHS, which has so far been closed for 48 days. It marks the longest sh…