New: Trump's proposed CISA budget would cut $425M and >1,000 positions, w/ deep cuts to partner engagement & risk analysis. Cuts would affect vuln assessments, shared services, trainings, election security, intl affairs, & more. My story w/ full details: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-tr...

What it takes to build an innovation ecosystem, according to top mid-Atlantic organizers technical.ly/professional...

"While Musk celebrated his first cuts, DOGE began going after entire offices and agencies it viewed as politically progressive or opposed to its goals. The GSA’s 18F office ... was one of the first targets."

Donald Trump’s pick to be the Defense Department’s next digital policy chief on Tuesday said she would reassess policies for offensive cyber operations to ensure DOD is keeping pace with the “exponential” changes to the domain. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/dod-cyber-po...

As CISA's Stakeholder Engagement Division braces for big cuts, an official in SED says more than 60 employees are resigning, including >50% of those who work on international partnerships (one of the offices Trump's budget would cut). www.linkedin.com/posts/gregor... (h/t @samsabin.bsky.social )

Scoop: NIST's Computer Security Division — responsible for research & standards on cyber, privacy, cryptography, AI, etc. — has lost more than a dozen people, including its chief, to early retirements. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/nist-cy... The departures could imperil key work.

Data center leaders sound the alarm on energy concerns — and a better public narrative  technical.ly/civic-news/d...

RealLIST Connectors 2025: Meet 20 innovation trailblazers helping DC thrive technical.ly/professional...

President Donald Trump has nominated Kirsten Davies, an industry veteran who has held top cyber roles at companies including Unilever and ​​Estée Lauder, to fill the Pentagon’s top tech post. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/trump-picks-...

18F was eliminated outright, so we aren’t in a position to ask ourselves #whywestay. But many of our colleagues and project partners are—and in the face of chaos, they’re still doing everything they can to serve the American people. To all our fellow public servants, #weseeyou.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem backed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act at the RSA Conference on Tuesday after "candid" conversations with cyber leaders therecord.media/kristi-noem-...

Baltimore hits $90.9M in VC activity to start 2025  technical.ly/startups/bal...

The Trump admin's State Dept reorg envisions downgrading the cyber bureau and creating a new bureau with similar responsibilities. Experts say the proposed changes could weaken U.S. cyber diplomacy. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/state-d...

The tech tax runs counter to Gov. Wes Moore’s priorities to make Maryland more business friendly and specifically to grow the cybersecurity industry here, which has been fostered by presence of the U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade.

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly rebukes corporate cyber leaders for staying silent about Trump's actions in their realm: "Some moments in history demand character over calibration." Silence risks "diminishing the very institutions we are here to protect." www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-w...

I am so very glad that #GrantExec decided to join @refractioninc.bsky.social's ever-expanding startup community in NoVA! Curious about how GrantExec is simplifying the complex world of grant funding for founders and changemakers? Learn more here ➡️ grantexec.com/about #TheCenterOfInNOVAtion

Inside the GBC/UpSurge merger: A new economic model is forming, and Baltimore is again a pioneer technical.ly/civic-news/g...

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Wednesday said it had received nearly 860,000 complaints in the last year and recorded a “staggering” $16.6 billion in losses to businesses and individuals. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/over-16-bill...

GOP FTC's Holyoak in Tuesday speech: Agency will not aggressively regulate AI. Under Chair Ferguson, FTC will "promote AI growth + innovation, not hamper it with misguided enforcement actions or excessive regulation," she said. A sharp departure from Khan's approach therecord.media/ftc-ai-priva...

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Some other major breaking antitrust news dropped while we're in the middle of day four of the Meta trial: www.theverge.com/news/650665/...

In 2025, there is no such thing as a "slow news week" in DC — even during Spring Break ⬇️ #DCtech

The FTC and Meta agreed to make trial exhibits in their antitrust faceoff available to the public with a 2-day delay. Some of those are now live here in this hub: ftcvmeta.app.box.com/s/b8m39toze8...

@thekrebscycle.bsky.social is resigning from @sentinelone.com so he can fight the Trump administration's revenge campaign against him. "It’s a novel and expansive strategy they are taking on and it should concern everyone," Krebs told The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Pulling the plug on one of the crown jewels of civic tech after firing many of the people who made it. They never had a plan to keep it.

"For those continuing this work worldwide, know that your efforts matter beyond the boundaries of any single institution. The path isn’t linear, but the direction is clear." —@hillaryh.bsky.social

I enjoyed speaking at Data Center World yesterday, presenting at industry conferences that aren't cybersecurity-focused is so rewarding. There is such a huge need for education. Together, we can make our digital world safer! 💻🔒 #DataCenterWorld schedule.datacenterworld.com/session/secu...

The number of tech stories stemming from bad redactions this past year alone is kind of mind-boggling www.theverge.com/news/649834/...

Are you a Northern Virginia-based tech startup founder or innovator who would be interested in a free monthly demo and networking opportunity? If so, DM me or my team at @thesiliconhill.bsky.social. We are organizing a #NoVA-wide gathering to showcase #NoVAtech innovation — coming soon!

The Trump admin revoked cyber officials' permission to attend a natsec conference at Vanderbilt last week, according to hacker luminary Jeff Moss. "The less they engage the more worried I become," Moss said. "They can’t just sit back and remote-control this." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Washington, DC is now hosting Big Tech billionaires and Silicon Valley elites. It could be a boon for the district's startup scene.

THE LAST TIME INVESTORS WENT CRAZY FOR TECH INFRASTRUCTURE We spoke with Blair Levin, former Chief of Staff at the FCC, and Wall Street analyst, about what really happened in the telecom bubble. Our last of our live episodes from DC podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

DC introduces tech to prevent school vans from speeding

Impressive? Yes, but ... I must admit that I am conflicted when I can create animated sequences in a matter of seconds that would have taken skilled artists hours—or even days—to complete in the past. #GimmeGimmeGhibli

Pretty muted statement from election technology vendors on Trump's EO attempting to (among other things) dictate the equipment certification process. "[O]ur membership is well-positioned to support informed decision-making and practical solutions..." bit.ly/4iLJLmr

“If you weren't worried about a whole bunch of people not getting benefits or getting the wrong benefits, or getting the wrong entitlements, or having to wait ages, then sure, go ahead."

A big thank-you to @megangray.bsky.social for joining today’s stream and walking us through the stakes of the FTC firings and what comes next. www.twitch.tv/videos/24177... Edited YouTube highlights to come!

#CriticalEffectDC is committed to bridging the gap between tech & policy experts on issues of critical infrastructure. This is about protecting our water and power supplies, telecom, more... @ICS_Village & @IST_org host in DC June 12-13. Learn more: securityandtechnology.org/critical-eff...

In a new era where Trump and his allies control all three branches of government and tech companies bend to their will, the technology you choose to use may be your last line of defense against digital surveillance.

“sell back tech skills to the government “ This is brilliant. Hahaha!

“The fact that there’s retribution from the president … is kind of frightening,” a CISA employee told me of the election security purge. “A very nefarious place to be.” Go inside CISA as it handles Trump's cuts and changes, in my new story...

The federal CIO told agencies to consider the natsec importance of cyber workers when developing layoff plans: reut.rs/427wUoG "We are confident federal agencies will be able to identify efficiencies across their non-cyber mission areas without negatively affecting their agency's cyber posture."

Many of us in DC know someone who has spent years in a government or contracting role and now finds themselves wondering: What's next? If that is you—or someone you know—Refraction's Resource Tuesdays offer free, local career support in Northern Virginia ⬇️ #DCtech #NoVAtech

House Homeland Rs want to know if Trump's TSA intends to maintain the Biden administration's regulatory approach to cybersecurity in the sectors it oversees (rail, aviation, pipeline): bit.ly/4ivTcpt Also Qs on supply chain, industry consultations, plan for multiple simultaneous attacks, and more.

U.S. AI firms, take note! An op-ed by @sambresnick.bsky.social and @colemcfaul.bsky.social in @barrons.com argues that China's "good enough" AI strategy (think DeepSeek) could disrupt the market. It's about affordable tech. Huawei playbook 2.0? Open-source Chinese models are closing the gap, fast.

Here's some of the @alt18f.bsky.social projects that were halted when our entire agency was dissolved last Friday night: - Continuing work on IRS Direct File - Helping military service members and Americans overseas to vote - Modernizing weather (dot) gov 18f.org/project

Here's what we lose when teams like USDS and 18F are suddenly deleted. New from me: www.wired.com/story/doge-m...

Musk’s DOGE team wants to automate the federal gov, but history shows AI-led cuts end in disaster. Former AI Now fellow @benzevgreen.bsky.social explains why this experiment will gut essential services & become another case study in AI gone wrong. www.techpolicy.press/doge-plan-to...

Is Trump about to funnel billions to Elon Musk's Starlink? Going live now to talk about a big change to broadband funding that could affect millions of Americans: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

Here's a small slice of what 18F did to make government more efficient for the American people. From Monday's BrainFungi Twitch stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ruk...