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Trump freezes most training for non-ICE federal law enforcement
The freeze, which will last through year's end, affects military police, inspectors general offices, and dozens of other agencies.
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The State Department laid them off, then it promoted them
The message is "even excellence cannot protect your career," union says, as "fidelity" is added to promotion criteria.
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She pushed to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020. Now she’ll help oversee US election security
Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.
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Trump orders up 'quick reaction force' of Guard troops for law enforcement
Executive order tasks Hegseth with standing up a novel formation for nationwide deployment.
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New CNO vows new ‘engine of naval dominance’
It’s “the foundry”—the shore establishment—Adm. Daryl Caudle said at a Monday ceremony.
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ODNI to shrink further under new reorganization plan
Tulsi Gabbard said her office will cut more staff as part of a restructuring aimed in part at “ending the weaponization of intelligence.”
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Allvin’s surprise exit signals pivot for Air Force, not Hegseth pressure: sources
Former Air Combat Commander Gen. Wilsbach tops the list of potential replacements.
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Trump officials may tell probationary employees that they were fired for cause, actually
But a new audit found that 99.5% of fired IRS probationers had received fully successful performance ratings, or no ratings at all.
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UK ‘agreed to drop’ demand that Apple install an encryption backdoor, DNI says
Tulsi Gabbard said Britain's reversal would "ensure Americans' private data remains private." But plenty of questions remain around US policy as well.
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In surprise, USAF chief announces upcoming retirement
Gen. Allvin will leave about halfway through his expected term, but will stay on until a replacement is found.
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Navy to cut at least a third of its civilian public-affairs staff
The service is also centralizing all PAO hiring and contracting.
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Trump aims to foster space industry by cutting environmental regulation
Experts expect the new executive order to benefit SpaceX, as well as its competitors.
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Are CISA cuts making America safer? Current and former officials clash at hacker conference
CISA's spokesperson backed the narrowing of the cyber agency’s scope, while a former NSA leader said it lowers the country's defenses.
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Pentagon slashes staff of R&D repository by nearly 80%
Just 40 people will be retained at the Defense Technical Information Center, which Trump-administration officials say has become unfocused.
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Pentagon asks to move $150m to speed up Air Force One by two years
The move is part of DOD’s $5.4 billion omnibus reprogramming request.
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More automation—that's what the pick to lead Pentagon weapons testing wants
Meanwhile, the comptroller nominee described the conditions needed for a clean audit.
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US government will ingest all federal data into AI models, WH tech director says
That's one of the national-security reasons the U.S. needs to lead the world in AI, said OSTP's Michael Kratsios.
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NSA general counsel removed; Laura Loomer cites involvement
The firing of April Falcon Doss is the latest NSA departure fueled by the far-right activist, who previously took credit for the firing of the spy agency’s director.
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CNO nominee: US must double its submarine-building capability
Adm. Caudle, a submariner, says small increases won't be good enough to meet the service’s needs and make good on the AUKUS agreement.
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