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Avery Schmitz
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Biden Administration Notifies Congress of Strikes Targeting IRGC-Affiliated Groups in Syria
On March 27, President Joe Biden sent a letter notifying House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R.-Calif.) and Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D.-Wash.) of directed…
Biden Administration Bans Government Use of Commercial Spyware
On Mar. 27, President Joe Biden signed an executive order prohibiting U.S. government employees from using commercial spyware, because of its possible adverse effects on…
Trump Submits Motion to Quash Fulton County Investigation Final Report
On Mar. 20, former President Donald Trump submitted a motion to quash the final report produced by a Georgia special purpose grand jury, which investigated…
Department of Defense Releases Cyber Workforce Strategy, 2023–2027
On Mar. 9, the Department of Defense released its Cyber Workforce Strategy, a five-year roadmap to address increasingly specialized staffing needs. The strategy is structured…
Livestream: Senate Intelligence Committee Surveys Worldwide Threats
On Mar. 8, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is holding an open hearing to examine global threats to national security. The committee is hearing…
House Select Committee on CCP Hears Preliminary Testimony
On Feb. 28, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held its first hearing to discuss the threat posed by the CCP…
Canadian Government Releases Review of Feb. 2022 Emergency Powers Declaration
On Feb. 17, Public Order Emergency Commissioner Paul Rouleau released the “Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency,” reviewing the circumstances…
Justice Department Thwarts ‘Hive’ Ransomware Scheme
On Jan. 26, the Justice Department announced the success of its months-long campaign to dismantle Hive, a ransomware group responsible for targeting over 1,500 victims…
U.S. Federal Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Jan. 6 Location Data
On Tuesday, a federal judge denied a motion to suppress Google Location History data obtained by the U.S. government with a “geofence” warrant in furtherance…
Extremist Groups Abuse Tax Exemptions. Here’s What We Can Do About It.
On a hand-painted helipad deep in the Sonoran Desert, a small consumer drone whirs to life. This aircraft is part of a citizen-run program to…