Cybersecurity

Hegseth endangered troops with Signal messages: Pentagon watchdog report

A highly critical inspector general report found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized troop safety and violated department policy by using the Signal app on his personal cell phone to discuss a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. Brought to light when high-ranking officials accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in a Signal group chat, the…

Cybersecurity

Hegseth endangered troops with Signal messages: Pentagon watchdog report

A highly critical inspector general report found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized troop safety and violated department policy by using the Signal app on his personal cell phone to discuss a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. Brought to light when high-ranking officials accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in a Signal group chat, the…

Cybersecurity

USDA threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic states over data demands

The Trump administration is planning to block Democratic-led states from accessing billions of dollars in federal funding under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if they continue refusing to comply with the agency’s demand for data about food stamp recipients, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. “As of next week, we have begun and will […]