Great scoop from @jsaks.bsky.social and @joshgerstein.bsky.social about the massive hack of the U.S. federal court filing system.

Great scoop from @jsaks.bsky.social and @joshgerstein.bsky.social on a new hack impacting PACER and other federal court filing systems:

Federal courts step up security following major hack of electronic filing system Lawmakers were quietly briefed on the hack last month and are now seeking more information on the fallout.

On Wednesday, we exclusively reported that the electronic case filing system used by the federal courts was compromised in a widespread hacking effort across several states.

Now, the federal courts are adopting additional security measures.

POLITICO Pro: House Dems probe whether DHS secretary uses Signal following fallout from Yemen group chat

New from @maggiemiller.bsky.social:

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White House says it will determine which reporters have access to the president “All journalists, outlets and voices deserve a seat at this highly coveted table,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The White House announced on Tuesday that the administration — not an independent group of journalists — will determine which outlets have access to the president as part of a pool allowed into the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One and other events www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

‘Catastrophic’ layoffs hit foreign aid groups amid Trump admin funding freeze Thousands of U.S. workers in the foreign development field are being furloughed or laid off, as the industry coffers run dry.

Latest with Carmen Paun: The US development sector — which carries out USAID contracts overseas — is being decimated by the pause in foreign aid by the Trump administration. Thousands in the U.S. will be laid off, and it may take years to recover: www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Things like Salt Typhoon, Volt Typhoon, and CISA aren’t grabbing many headlines these days—but they should be!

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @maggiemiller.bsky.social of @politico.com discusses America’s cybersecurity crisis.

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