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Jenna McLaughlin
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NPR Correspondent covering technology and national security.

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IT glitches and mistakes can clearly have devastating ripple effects:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/w...
July 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
DOGE's supposed mission keeps changing.
April 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
After almost a week, negative responses to my 7k+ word investigation into DOGE's access at NLRB relies on a statement on there being no "official record" of DOGE's visit.

Berulis never alleged DOGE funneled sensitive data to Russia. His disclosure relies on forensic evidence.
April 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Another nugget of particular interest to me: IT teams might get slashed and consolidated and relocated back to DC.

Sources say that might leave critical systems untended and at risk of collapse:
March 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bluesky: I am officially reporting on all things DOGE now, particularly relevant concerns about cybersecurity and data privacy, but also anything else DOGE related.

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February 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Life comes at you fast.

Our reporting was true at the time, but now, USAID website shows a message that was emailed to the entire agency putting all direct hire personnel on admin leave and giving 30 days for overseas personnel to be moved out.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
And, there it is: Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman is terminating "all current memberships on advisory committees within DHS, effective immediately." Including CISA cybersecurity advisory committee.
January 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ah, I love personalized PR pitches that are artfully crafted just for me.
December 6, 2024 at 4:01 PM
In my inbox: Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team within SSSCIP, which just got a new director in Brigadier General Oleksandr Potii, coming out with a new simulation training platform based on real cyberattacks during Russia's full-scale invasion.

cip.gov.ua/en/news/laun...
November 20, 2024 at 7:44 PM