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NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption and other priorities

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption...

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Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter data

Cyber Scoop January 16, 2026

Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter...

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Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2026

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA | CyberScoop Skip...

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CESER chief touts AI projects as congressional Dems point to federal cuts

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2026

CESER chief touts AI projects as congressional Dems point...

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Trump pulls US out of international cyber orgs

Cyber Scoop January 8, 2026

Trump pulls US out of international cyber orgs |...

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AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation 

Cyber Scoop January 5, 2026

AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela...

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Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard against open-source software threats

Cyber Scoop December 18, 2025

Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard...

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Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions

Cyber Scoop October 29, 2025

Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing...

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Sen. Peters tries another approach to extend expired cyber threat information-sharing law

Cyber Scoop October 9, 2025

Sen. Peters tries another approach to extend expired cyber...

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Voting groups ask court for immediate halt to Trump admin’s SAVE database overhaul

Cyber Scoop October 8, 2025

Voting groups ask court for immediate halt to Trump...

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