This is yet another reason why, regardless which side of the political aisle you call home, the current partial government shutdown is a bad thing.  We cannot afford as a nation to allow our cybersecurity to be weakened, even for a brief window of time.  Thank you, Mr. Krebs for shining a bright light on this issue.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/01/how-the-u-s-govt-shutdown-harms-security/