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Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/f...
Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation | TechCrunch
The former cybersecurity chief is the latest to push back on the Trump administration's targeting of critics and dissenters.
techcrunch.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/f...
SAVE Act would create 'chaos' for election offices | StateScoop statescoop.com/save-act-cha...
SAVE Act would create 'chaos' for election offices | StateScoop
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said the SAVE Act would burden election offices that are already strapped for resources.
statescoop.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
SAVE Act would create 'chaos' for election offices | StateScoop statescoop.com/save-act-cha...
Conservative states are building their own voter database | StateScoop statescoop.com/conservative...
Conservative states are building their own voter database | StateScoop
Ohio recently became the ninth state to join a voter database run by Alabama, departing a cooperative that once enjoyed strong bipartisan support.
statescoop.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Conservative states are building their own voter database | StateScoop statescoop.com/conservative...
ICE agents denied entry into LAUSD elementary schools www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/DHS-ICE...
ICE agents denied entry into LAUSD elementary schools
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security maintains the incidents, which rattled the education community, were "wellness checks on children who arrived unaccompanied at the border."
www.smartcitiesdive.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
ICE agents denied entry into LAUSD elementary schools www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/DHS-ICE...
Judge unfreezes billions in IRA, IIJA funds www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/judge-u...
Judge unfreezes billions in IRA, IIJA funds
The temporary injunction resumes public health, clean air and climate-resilience efforts halted by Trump’s executive order.
www.smartcitiesdive.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Judge unfreezes billions in IRA, IIJA funds www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/judge-u...
US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...
US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated
Conservative critics have long accused the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Hub of helping to censor the American right.
www.technologyreview.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...
Trump Repeals DOJ Zero Tolerance Policy for Rogue Gun Dealers www.justsecurity.org/110151/trump...
Trump Repeals DOJ Zero Tolerance Policy for Rogue Gun Dealers
The Trump administration's repeal of a zero tolerance policy for rogue gun dealers will threaten US public safety and relations with Mexico.
www.justsecurity.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Trump Repeals DOJ Zero Tolerance Policy for Rogue Gun Dealers www.justsecurity.org/110151/trump...
Data Preservation Under the Trump Administration www.justsecurity.org/110255/serie...
Data Preservation Under the Trump Administration
A new series on what is at stake — and what can be done — to ensure government information remains publicly accessible and properly stored.
www.justsecurity.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Data Preservation Under the Trump Administration www.justsecurity.org/110255/serie...
DOGE's Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights www.justsecurity.org/110133/what-...
DOGE's Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights
Congress should update the Privacy Act to prevent DOGE from violating U.S. international rights obligations by creating a massive database.
www.justsecurity.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
DOGE's Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights www.justsecurity.org/110133/what-...
The Immigration Registration Trap Goes Live www.justsecurity.org/110429/immig...
The Immigration Registration Trap Goes Live
When a court finally addresses the merits of the rule, there are strong procedural and substantive grounds to challenge its implementation.
www.justsecurity.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The Immigration Registration Trap Goes Live www.justsecurity.org/110429/immig...
Federal agencies aren’t working together to fight consumer scams, GAO says fedscoop.com/government-c...
Federal agencies aren’t working together to fight consumer scams, GAO says
The watchdog calls for a governmentwide strategy to counter tech-fueled schemes after auditing the FBI, CFPB, FTC and other agencies’ approaches.
fedscoop.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Federal agencies aren’t working together to fight consumer scams, GAO says fedscoop.com/government-c...
Trump orders tech modernization push for environmental permitting fedscoop.com/trump-orders...
Trump orders tech modernization push for environmental permitting
Under the executive order, agencies must make full use of tech in environmental review and permitting processes for “infrastructure projects of all kinds.”
fedscoop.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump orders tech modernization push for environmental permitting fedscoop.com/trump-orders...
Trump administration launches online public deregulation form fedscoop.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration launches online public deregulation form
The General Services Administration is touting the form as a way to encourage public recommendations on removing federal regulations and rules.
fedscoop.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Trump administration launches online public deregulation form fedscoop.com/trump-admini...
Top tech leaders to leave IRS www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
Top tech leaders to leave IRS
The departures happen even as the tax agency has made controversial decisions to share taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security and centralize that data to make it more accessible.
www.nextgov.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Top tech leaders to leave IRS www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
User with Russian IP address tried to log into NLRB systems following DOGE access, whistleblower says www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
User with Russian IP address tried to log into NLRB systems following DOGE access, whistleblower says
The blocked login attempts, detailed in an extensive whistleblower complaint filed to the Senate Intelligence Committee and others, may indicate foreign adversaries have begun leveraging DOGE inroads ...
www.nextgov.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
User with Russian IP address tried to log into NLRB systems following DOGE access, whistleblower says www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
State-level DOGE work gathers speed www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
State-level DOGE work gathers speed
Oklahoma’s new government efficiency unit issued a report on what it has found to cut, while Iowa’s first-in-the-nation effort held its inaugural meeting. But experts say efficiency isn’t just about c...
www.nextgov.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
State-level DOGE work gathers speed www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
CISA reverses course, extends MITRE CVE contract cyberscoop.com/cisa-reverse...
CISA reverses course, extends MITRE CVE contract
While the last-minute extension averts an immediate lapse in support, rival organizations are being stood up to supplant the global vulnerability system.
cyberscoop.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
CISA reverses course, extends MITRE CVE contract cyberscoop.com/cisa-reverse...
Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold
Harvard won’t give government a say in faculty hiring; Trump threatens its tax status.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold arstechnica.com/science/2025...
FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink
Author of Project 2025 chapter says EU regulators have “bias” against US tech firms.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible
FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” docket is filled with requests to eliminate rules.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding
Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS “is not budget discipline, it’s cultural sabotage.”…
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions
Trump’s unreleased plans for semiconductor tariffs loom large.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership
Jamison Wagner also faces charges for an arson attack on a Republican office.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home
“Stay out of DOGE’s way”: IT worker details how Musk group infiltrated US agency.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back
Op-ed: Trump administration grossly underestimates difficulty of their stated task.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...