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GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance
The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.
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USAID unions sue Trump administration to halt 'unconstitutional and illegal' cuts
After Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel to continue in jobs past Friday, unions representing USAID workers sue the Trump administration over cuts to the agency.
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CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears
Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide.
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'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave
In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."
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How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election?
Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.
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The shady business of mass texting: Probe into hateful texts after Trump win continues
Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.
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Tulsi Gabbard faces a barrage of questions during her confirmation hearing
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's embattled pick for national intelligence director, was grilled about whether she might clash with intelligence officers during her Senate confirmation hearing.
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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's intel chief pick, grilled on Snowden, Russia and Syria
Among the topics that came up: her stance on an electronic surveillance program, her push to drop charges against Edward Snowden and her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace
Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills a campaign pledge Trump made to Ulbricht's Libertarian supporters.
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Biden issues an 11th hour executive order aimed at strengthening U.S. cybersecurity
One of President Biden's final moves in office is aimed at shoring up critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
