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A sign for the National Security Agency, U.S Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency on February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Former top NSA cyber official: Probationary firings ‘devastating’ to cyber, national security

Rob Joyce emphasized during a House hearing how important probationary employees are to NSA efforts to counter China and other threats in cyberspace.
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Jonathan McKernan, nominee for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 27, 2025 at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work

Jonathan McKernan spoke positively about Rohit Chopra’s rule-making targeting data brokers during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing.
Troy Edgar, left, nominee to be the next deputy secretary of Homeland Security, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Purging cyber review board was ‘a great idea,’ DHS deputy secretary nominee says

Troy Edgar told lawmakers that the Cyber Safety Review Board, which was investigating the Salt Typhoon hack, was “going in the wrong direction.”
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