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Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, accompanied by Sean Cairncross, then-CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, tours ISMALA, a Moroccan institute specializing in aeronautic industries and civil aviation logistics in Casablanca with its director Loubna Tricha on November 8, 2019. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

If confirmed by the Senate, he would become just the third permanent leader of the Office of the National Cyber Director.
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 5: U.S. President Donald Trump and newly sworn-in U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pose with a document in the Oval Office at the White House on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Bondi as Attorney General with a 54-46 vote on Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of FARA prosecutions 

Both the task force and FARA were used by the bureau to investigate, charge and disrupt foreign and domestic actors accused of working to influence American policy…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Circa Resort & Casino on January 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event focused on Trump’s first week in office, including his proposed policy to eliminate taxes on tips for service industry employees. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Trump pauses on grants, aid leaves federal cyber programs in state of confusion

A series of moves from the president raises questions about what’s next for the federal government’s many cyber grant and aid initiatives.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on Friday. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary

She said at her confirmation hearing that CISA needs to be “smaller, more nimble” and it has gone “far off-mission.”
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrives for a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

CIA nominee tells Senate he, too, wants to go on cyber offense

John Ratcliffe said he wants to develop cyber offense tools and supports a cyber-focused deterrence strategy.
Jessica Rosenworcel (L), Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr arrives to testify during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing in 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC, for first time, proposes cybersecurity rules tied to wiretapping law

The proposed rules are a response to Salt Typhoon’s breach of at least eight U.S. telecom companies.
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