A former Education Department executive on what’s going on now

The Education Department under Secretary Linda McMahon plans to reduce staff by 50%. She said the department will continue to offer programs required by statute: student loans, formula funding, Pell…

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Refocusing CISA under Trump: A strategic approach to critical infrastructure defense

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency must refocus its mission to sharpen its core capabilities and expand its authority, moving away from bureaucratic distractions such as disinformation monitoring. CISA’s primary…

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Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions…

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