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Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation | TechCrunch The former cybersecurity chief is the latest to push back on the Trump administration's targeting of critics and dissenters.

Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/f...

SAVE Act would create 'chaos' for election offices | StateScoop Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said the SAVE Act would burden election offices that are already strapped for resources.

SAVE Act would create 'chaos' for election offices | StateScoop statescoop.com/save-act-cha...

Conservative states are building their own voter database | StateScoop Ohio recently became the ninth state to join a voter database run by Alabama, departing a cooperative that once enjoyed strong bipartisan support.

Conservative states are building their own voter database | StateScoop statescoop.com/conservative...

ICE agents denied entry into LAUSD elementary schools The U.S. Department of Homeland Security maintains the incidents, which rattled the education community, were "wellness checks on children who arrived unaccompanied at the border."

ICE agents denied entry into LAUSD elementary schools www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/DHS-ICE...

Judge unfreezes billions in IRA, IIJA funds The temporary injunction resumes public health, clean air and climate-resilience efforts halted by Trump’s executive order.

Judge unfreezes billions in IRA, IIJA funds www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/judge-u...

US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated Conservative critics have long accused the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Hub of helping to censor the American right.

US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...

Trump Repeals DOJ Zero Tolerance Policy for Rogue Gun Dealers The Trump administration's repeal of a zero tolerance policy for rogue gun dealers will threaten US public safety and relations with Mexico.

Trump Repeals DOJ Zero Tolerance Policy for Rogue Gun Dealers www.justsecurity.org/110151/trump...

Data Preservation Under the Trump Administration A new series on what is at stake — and what can be done — to ensure government information remains publicly accessible and properly stored.

Data Preservation Under the Trump Administration www.justsecurity.org/110255/serie...

DOGE's Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights Congress should update the Privacy Act to prevent DOGE from violating U.S. international rights obligations by creating a massive database.

DOGE's Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights www.justsecurity.org/110133/what-...

The Immigration Registration Trap Goes Live When a court finally addresses the merits of the rule, there are strong procedural and substantive grounds to challenge its implementation.

The Immigration Registration Trap Goes Live www.justsecurity.org/110429/immig...

Federal agencies aren’t working together to fight consumer scams, GAO says The watchdog calls for a governmentwide strategy to counter tech-fueled schemes after auditing the FBI, CFPB, FTC and other agencies’ approaches.

Federal agencies aren’t working together to fight consumer scams, GAO says fedscoop.com/government-c...

Trump orders tech modernization push for environmental permitting fedscoop.com/trump-orders...

Trump administration launches online public deregulation form The General Services Administration is touting the form as a way to encourage public recommendations on removing federal regulations and rules.

Trump administration launches online public deregulation form fedscoop.com/trump-admini...

Top tech leaders to leave IRS The departures happen even as the tax agency has made controversial decisions to share taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security and centralize that data to make it more accessible.

Top tech leaders to leave IRS www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...

User with Russian IP address tried to log into NLRB systems following DOGE access, whistleblower says The blocked login attempts, detailed in an extensive whistleblower complaint filed to the Senate Intelligence Committee and others, may indicate foreign adversaries have begun leveraging DOGE inroads ...

User with Russian IP address tried to log into NLRB systems following DOGE access, whistleblower says www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...

State-level DOGE work gathers speed Oklahoma’s new government efficiency unit issued a report on what it has found to cut, while Iowa’s first-in-the-nation effort held its inaugural meeting. But experts say efficiency isn’t just about c...

State-level DOGE work gathers speed www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

CISA reverses course, extends MITRE CVE contract While the last-minute extension averts an immediate lapse in support, rival organizations are being stood up to supplant the global vulnerability system.

CISA reverses course, extends MITRE CVE contract cyberscoop.com/cisa-reverse...

Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold Harvard won’t give government a say in faculty hiring; Trump threatens its tax status.

Trump Administration puts $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research money on hold arstechnica.com/science/2025...

FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink Author of Project 2025 chapter says EU regulators have “bias” against US tech firms.

FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to get on board with Starlink arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” docket is filled with requests to eliminate rules.

ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS “is not budget discipline, it’s cultural sabotage.”…

White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Trump threatens to spike chipmakers’ costs by billions as China mulls exemptions arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership Jamison Wagner also faces charges for an arson attack on a Republican office.

Feds charge New Mexico man for allegedly torching Tesla dealership arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home “Stay out of DOGE’s way”: IT worker details how Musk group infiltrated US agency.

Government IT whistleblower calls out DOGE, says he was threatened at home arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back Op-ed: Trump administration grossly underestimates difficulty of their stated task.

14 reasons why Trump’s tariffs won’t bring manufacturing back arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

The AI Tools CBP Is Using to Scan Social Media Customs and Border Protection released more documents last week that show which AI-powered tools that agency has been using to identify people of interest.

The AI Tools CBP Is Using to Scan Social Media www.404media.co/the-ai-tools...

Podcast: Inside the ICE Deportation Tool The powerful database and tool ICE has access to; the AI service that will call your parents for you; and the apparent hack of 4chan.

Podcast: Inside the ICE Deportation Tool www.404media.co/podcast-insi...

LAPD Publishes Crime Footage It Got From a Waymo Driverless Car Police are starting to realize they can demand footage from driverless cars.

LAPD Publishes Crime Footage It Got From a Waymo Driverless Car www.404media.co/lapd-publish...

ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’ The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.

ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’ www.404media.co/ice-just-pai...

CIA's chief data officer says Signalgate chats have vanished : Extraordinary rendition of data, or just dropped it out of a helicopter?

CIA's chief data officer says Signalgate chats have vanished • The Register www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/c...