US EditionConcerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers
- President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are forcing out thousands of federal workers, raising national security concerns as adversaries could recruit informants from these former employees who possess sensitive information.
- Experts warn that the mass departure of federal employees increases the risk of espionage, as foreign adversaries seek to exploit the situation.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced an investigation into leaks within the intelligence community, although it does not focus on counterespionage issues related to departing employees.
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I Am A USAID Worker Who Lost My Job. Here's What Trump And Musk Aren't Telling You About The Cuts.
“I just yelled at my aging, cancer-surviving mother,” she said. “I am so mad. I don’t understand how she voted for Trump. Where does she think her cancer treatments come from?”View Entire Post ›
After months of Trump's shock tactics, whistleblower groups are pushing back against attacks on workers' rights
After months of Trump’s shock tactics, whistleblower groups are pushing back against attacks on workers’ rights This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. In the US, under president Donald Trump, rapid assaults on civil servants’ rights, including their rights to speak out about wrongdoing, are increasingly part of the administration’s play for power. Shock tactics tend to work when the speed leave…
A secretive Chinese network is trying to recruit US officials fired by DOGE, research published by Reuters shows
A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese technology firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off U.S. government workers, according to job postings and a researcher who uncovered the campaign, Reuters reports. Max Lesser...
After months of Trump’s shock tactics, whistleblower groups are pushing back against attacks on workers’ rights
Julio Javier Vargas/ShutterstockIn the US, under president Donald Trump, rapid assaults on civil servants’ rights, including their rights to speak out about wrongdoing, are increasingly part of the administration’s play for power. Shock tactics tend to work when the speed leaves observers too stunned to act. But countering the paralysis, whistleblower supporters are organising. Civil society groups are collaborating to shore up workers’ rights, …
Fox News: Voters Will Be Happy To Suffer Pain Musk Inflicts
Fox News host Bill Hemmer claimed that voters will be thanking Elon Musk for bringing the pain to their lives as he tries to destroy the federal government. I kid you not. The Fox News host tried to claim that Elon Musk's illegal intrusion into government computer systems, forcing federal employees to resign or get fired and threatening the Medicare and Social Security systems is a way to streamline the government into the digital age. HEMMER: …
'Why us, why now?': Farmers paying stiff price as Trump’s USDA cuts slam food banks and schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is among the many federal government agencies being targeted for mass layoffs by the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by billionaire SpaceX/Tesla/X.com leader Elon Musk. The USDA cuts are affecting schools and food banks, and according to Baltimore Banner reporter Matti Gellman, they are also having a negative effect on farmers.In an article published on Mar…
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