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Secret Service agents stand guard during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Freedom 250-backed Great American State Fair celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States with pavilions, live performances, military demonstrations, and exhibits and runs through July 10th. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Secret Service put protectees, employees at risk with mobile device security blunders

The Department of Homeland Security unit failed to secure and manage mobile devices, even in protective operations, per the agency’s watchdog office.
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Immigrant rights protesters participate in a demonstration to draw attention to the involvement of tech companies in the immigration enforcement system on Oct. 11, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ICE says it’s stopped using commercial telemetry data

Spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells FedScoop that the agency is no longer using commercial telemetry data, but regulations are still scant.
Members of the Secret Service arrive to board Air Force One to escort US President Donald Trump at Andrews Air Force Base May 4, 2017 in Maryland. Image credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images.

Former federal officials question Secret Service records retention policy following deletion of Jan. 6 texts

The deletion of Secret Service phone records around the time of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot raises wider questions about the collection of staff cell phone data…
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks speaks to the National War College virtually from the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., March 19, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Hicks reinforces DOD record-retention policies after allegations of Jan. 6 text message deletions

Hicks published a memo reinforcing existing DOD record-retention policies around text messages and calling on the CIO to take action to ensure data is captured when devices…
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