The Pentagon’s 300,000-Drone Gamble: A Pivot Toward Attritable Warfare
The U.S. Department of Defense is initiating a massive procurement of 300,000 drones, shifting away from expensive platforms toward low-cost, mass-produced 'attritable' systems.
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Internal DHS and FBI Documents Reveal New Federal Focus on ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’
Leaked reports from the DHS and FBI show a shift toward surveilling individuals and groups opposing AI proliferation and data center expansion.
Encryption and Extremism: The Digital Battleground Behind D.C.’s Inauguration Security
Security agencies grapple with encrypted communication channels as they monitor right-wing extremist plots ahead of the Washington inauguration.
Forensic Couch Testing and Secret Affairs: How a Federal Judge’s Misconduct Probe Became a Judicial Procedural
A federal judge in the 11th Circuit has been sanctioned after a misconduct probe involving forensic testing and an affair with a high-ranking police officer.
Crypto Super PAC’s Texas Primary Blitz Signals New Era of Digital Asset Political Influence
The Texas primary run-offs reveal a shift in political power, as the Fairshake Super PAC uses millions in crypto-backed funding to sway congressional seats.
Joe Biden Sues Justice Department to Block Release of Private Memoir Interviews
Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department to prevent the release of audio recordings from his 2017 memoir sessions.
CISA Exposed Production Secrets in Public GitHub Repo for Six Months
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) left a public GitHub repository containing plain-text passwords and AWS keys open for six months.
NTSB Accidentally Leaks Cockpit Audio After Releasing Visual Spectrogram
The NTSB released a spectrogram image from a UPS crash, which tech enthusiasts quickly converted back into audio, bypassing federal privacy laws.
NTSB Shuts Down Public Database After AI Users ‘Reverse Engineer’ Dead Pilots’ Voices
The NTSB has suspended access to its civil transportation accident database after internet users used AI and spectrograms to recreate audio of a fatal UPS crash.
CISA Under Fire After Contractor Leaks AWS GovCloud Keys on Public GitHub
Members of Congress are demanding answers from CISA after a contractor exposed critical AWS GovCloud keys and agency secrets via a public GitHub repository.