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fromTechCrunch
16 hours ago

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job | TechCrunch

Gottumukkala struggled to lead the agency during his tenure as acting director and caused security headaches, including the uploading of sensitive government documents to ChatGPT, according to reports. Staffing at the agency was slashed by one-third. Gottumukkala also reportedly failed a counterintelligence polygraph he took in order to view classified documents, and suspended several career officials in response, including the agency's then-chief security officer.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US jobless claims slow in last full week of 2025 amid weak labour market

US unemployment peaked at 4.6% in November, driven largely by federal job cuts under Trump, while weekly jobless claims fell to 199,000 for the week ending Dec 27.
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fromAxios
4 months ago

GOP's latest government shutdown scapegoat: No Kings protests

Republican officials blamed Democrats and a protest movement for the government shutdown while the administration planned staffing cuts and threatened to fire thousands of federal employees.
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