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Billionaire Elon Musk, then-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), holds a chainsaw as he speaks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Dem report concludes Department of Government Efficiency violates cybersecurity, privacy rules

DOGE is “bypassing cybersecurity protections” at three agencies, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats concluded.

Sep 25, 2025 By Tim Starks

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019, DHS patching — (Scoop News Group)

No, that’s not the acting head of the Social Security Administration. That’s a former CISA employee.

As CISA removes anti-disinformation personnel, one of its own former employees has fallen victim to a case of mistaken identity.

Feb 21, 2025 By Tim Starks

Capitol Congress lawmakers legislators Washington D.C. — The measure was just one of several cybersecurity-related issues the committee put into the bill, the text of which was released publicly Thursday. (Getty Images)

Senate investigation finds agencies ‘unprepared’ to protect Americans’ data

Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.

Jun 25, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas