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An exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers

Federal

Public interest groups want the feds to investigate the systemic risk from market consolidation, while tech and security experts worry about single points of failure. (Image Via Getty)

With each cloud outage, calls for government action grow louder

Cyber

Tesla Founder Elon Musk walks on stage with his son, X, beside President-elect Donald Trump during a rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover

Federal

The U.S. Department of State is seen on January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding nixed in NDAA

Federal

The U.S. Department of State is seen on January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Global Engagement Center leader talks disinformation, technology and reauthorization

Tech

The United States Department of State is pictured in Washington, DC on August 6, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Can the Global Engagement Center make the case for itself?

Transition

An aerial view shows a newly constructed X sign on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

A tangled mess: Government rules for social media security lack clarity

Cyber