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Trump's new cyber strategy calls for tougher responses to threats
Released Friday afternoon, the new strategy is notably shorter than those issued by Biden and the first Trump administration.
Trump to fire DHS Secretary Noem, picks Mullin as successor
The controversial Homeland Security leader will end her tenure amid a budget shutdown of her agency and bipartisan criticism in both houses of Congress.
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CISA nominee: I left Coast Guard to address GOP hold
Sean Plankey told Nextgov he was reacting to lawmakers' concerns about his shipbuilding ties.
Why the US attack on Iran is unlikely to produce regime change in Tehran
A conversation with veteran diplomat Donald Heflin, a leader at Tufts University's Fletcher School.
Expect Iranian regime to respond to US‑Israeli strikes as existential threats
The response to last year's strikes on nuclear sites was muted. Don't expect this one to be the same.
Trump directs government to ‘immediately cease’ using Anthropic technology
Ban follows AI firm’s refusal to enable mass surveillance, autonomous weapons.
Pentagon pick to lead homeland defense policy grilled over election security
The heated debate follows President Trump’s calls to “nationalize” elections.
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Several trends are shifting defense tech toward Europe
War, regulation, and distrust of the United States are tilting a big market homeward.
Trump repeats claims to have ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuke program, ended ‘8 wars’
In the longest-ever State of the Union speech, the president also took credit for a “trillion-dollar” defense budget, while falsely claiming that tariffs funded a pay bump for troops.
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Cyber responses will be ‘linked to adversary actions,’ involve industry: White House
New national cyber strategy, expected last month, will be released “soon."
