Sunday

12-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Newsletter

Trump’s offensive cyber team takes shape

Four key cyber staff at the National Security Council are now in place.

Elon’s ultimatum lands with a thud

Musk’s extraordinary threat-cum-directive that federal employees detail what they accomplished last week in an email or face dismissal is sparking fresh anger and confusion among the government’s cyber workforce.

Trump’s workforce blitz comes for CISA

The Trump administration is expected to fire more CISA employees, despite concern they will accidentally cripple the agency’s ability to thwart hacking threats.

Lawmakers unite to push forward Cyber Force

A group of House lawmakers are working to keep the idea of creating a Cyber Force at the Pentagon a top cyber policy topic on Capitol Hill this year.

NSA’s anti-DEI flub

An embarrassing incident at an NSA museum sparked fresh alarm from all sides about President Donald Trump’s anti-woke clampdown.

No cyber aid for US allies

A decision by the State Department to freeze foreign aid includes cyber support to allied nations, leaving international partnerships in limbo.

5 things to watch in Trump 2.0

After his swearing in this morning, Donald Trump will start unveiling his cyber policy agenda — and in all likelihood, tearing down parts of Joe Biden’s.

Bringing home the (cyber) Bacon

Rep. Don Bacon plans to stand up to China for its recent hacks against U.S. networks.

Republican governors head to Mar-a-Lago

The march through Mar-a-Lago (aka the “Winter White House”) continues this week with a dinner for Republican governors on Thursday, according to two people familiar with the plans. It...

Feds say they uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in historic federal case

The shocking new claims — made with no further explanation — came Monday in a late-night filing in which prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say their...