The Trump administration is facing legal challenges over its efforts to curtail federal employee unions' negotiating rights under the guise of national security, potentially weakening public services and worker protections.
A union, IFPTE, challenges Trump's executive order restricting federal employees' bargaining rights, citing national security concerns and First/Fifth Amendment violations. The lawsuit targets Defense Secretary Hegseth's implementation.
UK bans ransom payments by key sectors to cybercriminals. New plan strengthens cybersecurity, covering public bodies & critical infrastructure after rising attacks. Focus on AI, semiconductors, and water sector.
Trump's plan to use a Qatari jet as interim Air Force One raises security risks, legal concerns (emoluments clause), and counterintelligence dangers. Upgrades are impractical within the desired timeline.
Rep. Himes warns of workforce cuts impacting national security, potentially exploited by Chinese espionage like 'Volt Typhoon'. He urges Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act reauthorization.
A judge blocked Trump's order limiting collective bargaining rights for federal employees, siding with unions. The order, citing national security, faced legal challenges over its scope and impact on labor rights.
The initial lawsuit was filed by American Oversight, a left-leaning advocacy group, arguing the Signal chat violates the Federal Records Act because the exchange between officials from March 11 to 15 about the strikes involved agency decision-making that requires preservation.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt University students who want to land prestigious intelligence, defense or public safety internships in Washington, D.C. may soon find themselves working at a government agency where national security isn’t the most obvious mission area.
In a Sept. 5 Intelligence and National Security Foundation webinar focused on development of the intelligence community’s workforce, Kyzer spoke with representatives from the government, private and non-governmental sectors who agreed that the future of that workforce will increasingly promote STEM expertise, workers from underrepresented backgrounds and more transitions between the public and private sectors.
