‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing
The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that ...
DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal ...
Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government
Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information ...
What’s the Best Way to Reveal a Government Secret?
Trump and Congress say they want to declassify a lot of information. They should remember that transparency is not a partisan ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE wants access to the tax information of every American, and Trump plans to give it to him
Elon Musk’s DOGE team is seeking access to sensitive taxpayer data held by the IRS. A 25-year-old staffer is reportedly set ...
Boston man who oversaw VA information security swept up in DOGE cuts: ‘Veteran privacy at risk’
A Boston man who oversaw information security for the federal Veterans Affairs website and endorsed Kamala Harris for ...
Government failings exacerbated 2023 breach, says N.S. privacy commissioner
Nova Scotia's privacy commissioner has filed her report into the 2023 MOVEit file transfer service cybersecurity attack.
Bill aims to increase government transparency, but experts wary
Assembly Bill 128 would establish a public records ombudsman appointed by the governor. Open government experts have some ...
Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles
The chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have been replaced by Silicon Valley executives, ...
Efforts to archive climate data intensify as government limits access
Information on the internet might seem like it's there forever, but it's only as permanent as people choose to make it.
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Gov. DeSantis keeps Florida in the dark by obstructing government transparency | Opinion
There was a time when Florida set the gold standard for open government. Our Sunshine laws were the envy of the nation, a model for accountability, transparency and public access to information about ...
DOGE's access to critical IRS system containing taxpayer information is imminent
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, will soon have access to an IRS system that contains sensitive taxpayer information, Fox News has learned.