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Election officials seek changes to federal rule on cyberattack reports
The proposed rule says state and local election offices must report suspected breaches within 72 hours.
By Christina A. Cassidy
Interior staffer is first Jewish Biden appointee to quit over Gaza war
She is at least the fifth mid- or senior-level administration staffer to make public their resignation in protest of the White House policy.
Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah
U.S. will still supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Biden, Trump worlds apart on most issues, including federal workforce
Trump vows an overhaul of the federal bureaucracy, which he has long blamed for stymying his first term agenda.
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use.
Department of Education ripped over ‘lax’ telework policies
Another federal agency has come under fire by lawmakers for permitting its employees to telework.
US drug control agency to reclassify marijuana in historic shift
The move would acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the most dangerous drugs but would not legalize marijuana outright.
Opinion
NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
By Scott Rayder
Opinion
Can the federal government be a standard bearer for responsible AI?
Malicious actors can “use access to bulk data sets to fuel the creation and refinement of AI and threaten national security."
By Jim Richberg
Opinion
Why every federal agency needs independent ombudsman on sexual assault
They should possess the same autonomy and authority as special prosecutors or attorneys general to carry out their duties without fear of interference.
By Ting Cui and Robert Weiner
Opinion
How the government came to embrace good-faith hacking of its networks
Federal agencies are inoculating public IT infrastructure by not only listening to the Internet’s Immune System, but proactively inviting healthy input.
By Casey Ellis