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People protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) outside of the Department of Labor near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Appeals court lifts block on DOGE access to Treasury, Education, OPM systems

The 2-1 majority cited the Supreme Court’s ruling to grant DOGE access to Social Security Administration IT and said a district court “abused its discretion” by issuing…
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., delivers opening remarks during a subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats want total audit of DOGE access to agency systems

The Pick Up After Your DOGE Act from Sens. Whitehouse, Wyden and Warren calls on the GAO to conduct comprehensive performance and security audits of agency computer…
Scott Kupor, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Office of Personnel Management, is sworn in at a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on April 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

OPM nominee tells DOGE-concerned Democrats he’ll protect workers’ data

Scott Kupor pledged to do a full review of OPM practices on data privacy and data protection.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – JULY 31: Cuyahoga Councilwoman and Congressional Candidate Shontel Brown speaks during Get Out the Vote campaign event at Mt Zion Fellowship on July 31, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. Cuyahoga Councilwoman and Congressional Candidate Shontel Brown was joined by Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus for a GOTV event on the final weekend of early voting before Tuesdays Primary Special Election for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District primary where Councilwoman Brown and Congressional Candidate Nina Turner are the frontrunners ahead of 11 other Democratic candidates in the race. The special election was triggered after former Rep. Marcia Fudge, joined the Biden administration to become the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

House Oversight passes executive reorganization bill as GOP blocks data privacy amendment

Republicans advanced a bill out of committee that would let the administration reorganize the federal government through amending rules, regulations and requirements.
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Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger answers reporters’ questions during the daily news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 02, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House cyber adviser raises AI watermarking in private meeting with tech execs

During a discussion on the sidelines of RSA, Anne Neuberger urged tech leaders to watermark online content to help tackle AI-generated disinformation.
KANDAHAR, KANDAHAR PROVINCE – JUNE 06: A soldier stands on an M-ATV, the heavily-armored successor to the Humvee, at a US Army base in Kandahar province June 06, 2010 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The M-ATV and other mine-resistant vehicles have almost completely replaced the venerable Humvee for transporting American forces around in Afghanistan, using innovations like thicker, irregularly-shaped windows to help protect troops from deadly roadside bombs and other explosions. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

DOD IG warns military staff to remove sensitive information from tech in Afghanistan withdrawal

The Inspector General says all personally identifiable information must be wiped from equipment.
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