It was too difficult to soften the original title, which was flat and hid the important content; I kept it (added the quote marks) and just added the context. (I did not want the original title to have people distance from the important content, but on the other hand it is also the article writer's evaluation and conclusion...)<p>In short,<p>> <i>The Trump administration nearly let the US government’s $44 million contract with MITRE expire — a contract that funds the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. CVE is the naming and tracking system that allows security researchers, governments, and software vendors to coordinate on known vulnerabilities. It’s how the open internet defends itself. With just hours to go, the contract was renewed. // But the damage was done. // CVE doesn’t run on cash. It runs on trust</i>