Justice Department begins crackdown on Chinese hacking network Silk Typhoon
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Justice Dept. Indicts 12 Chinese in Hacking Plot Against U.S. Targets
The suspects were charged as part of what U.S. officials called a “hackers for hire” system whose primary customer was the Chinese government.The New York Times - 1d -
Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice
President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."CBS News - Feb. 23 -
The Justice Department | Sunday on 60 Minutes
This Sunday, Scott Pelley examines the recent firings and resignations at the U.S. Department of Justice.CBS News - Feb. 22 -
Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning
The administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Confusion, fear at the Justice Department under Trump
The Department of Justice is in upheaval from firings and resignations in the first weeks of the Trump administration. Fear has silenced many in the department, but two prosecutors are speaking up.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Justice Department releases first phase of Epstein files
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Thursday packet with a flight log and contact information from Jeffery Epstein, a deceased convicted sex offender, and his circle of friends. “The first ...The Hill - 6d -
US charges 12 Chinese nationals with hacking American agencies for Beijing
Justice department said suspects were involved in extensive ‘hacker-for-hire ecosystem’Financial Times - 1d -
Defense Department begins cutting workers this week
Nearly 100 probationary employees were fired from the Defense Logistics Agency, and more defense cuts are expected.CBS News - 21h -
Trump to order McMahon to begin dissolving Education Department
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order on Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin taking the necessary steps to shutter the department. An administration ...The Hill - 6h -
State Department unveils visa restrictions on foreign officials in immigration crackdown
The State Department unveiled visa restrictions on foreign government officials who are thought to be responsible for aiding illegal immigration into the U.S., part of a wider effort by President ...The Hill - 1d -
Justice department drops discrimination case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Case brought during Biden presidency accused space company of refusing, unlawfully, to hire certain immigrants. The US Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Top Justice Department prosecutor resigns over climate spending probe
A top prosecutor with the Department of Justice resigned after refusing to take part in a probe of Biden-era climate spending. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Justice Department shuts down federal law enforcement misconduct tracker
The database allowed federal law enforcement agencies to privately search for information on a new hire or officer within their ranks.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice
What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?The New York Times - Feb. 23 -
2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver
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Senior Justice Department staff tell employees to disregard email promoted by Musk
Elon Musk posted Saturday on his social media site that failure to reply to the email would be taken as a resignation.CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Chief Justice Roberts halts order for payments to State Department, USAID contractors
Chief Justice John Roberts granted a request from the Trump administration to halt a lower court order requiring the payment of foreign assistance funds for State Department and U.S. Agency for ...CBS News - Feb. 27 -
Justice Department reviewing state election tampering conviction of Trump ally
The Justice Department says its reviewing the election tampering conviction of Trump ally.ABC News - 2d -
The Gavel: Justice Department stretched thin in Trump litigation onslaught
Firings, buyouts and restructuring across the federal government are hitting the Department of Justice (DOJ), even as it seeks to defend the Trump administration’s actions amid a flurry of ...The Hill - 1d -
Justice Department tells judges it can't comply with court-ordered deadline to release frozen aid funding
The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday it cannot comply with a federal judge's order to release foreign aid funding by midnight, despite being directed to do so almost two weeks ...NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6
The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who ...CBS News - 2d -
Abacus Worldwide adds Auditoria to network
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Why Being Trustworthy Is a Leadership Hack That Drives Success
Leaders who cultivate trust can significantly reduce employee churn and improve organizational performance.Inc. - Feb. 20 -
Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions
The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights.BBC News - Feb. 27 -
Ampere accelerates expansion into telecom networking processors
Ampere is accelerating its expansion from Arm-based server processors for AI processing into networking chips for the telecom market.VentureBeat - Feb. 27 -
Zelenskyy’s toughest battle begins
Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s president is facing his biggest fear: war without US supportFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.The New York Times - 6d -
Fighting for Justice for Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II.The New York Times - 9h -
Erdoğan crackdown spans Turkey’s mayors and an astrologer
President’s most prominent rival, journalists and a talent agent among scores swept up in prosecutionsFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Under Trump, U.S. Dismantles Crypto Crackdown
Going case by case, regulators have halted investigations and withdrawn or paused lawsuits against top crypto companies and their executives.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.The New York Times - 4d -
Australia’s opposition vows work from home crackdown
Liberal party accused of Trump ‘copycat’ move to force government employees back to officesFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump touts sweeping immigration crackdown in address to Congress
President Trump celebrated his administration's swift changes to border policy Tuesday night during his remarks to Congress. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.CBS News - 1d -
Stop Telling Job Seekers That Networking Will Get Them a Job
Why not just tell job seekers to ask everyone they know to give them $10,000?Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack
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MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network
ReidOut is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler. MSNBC has reportedly canceled longtime anchor Joy Reid’s show in what is ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
North Korean hackers behind $1.5 billion crypto hack: Security firm
North Korean hackers were behind a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency from Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, according to security firm TRM. “TRM has ...The Hill - Feb. 25
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