Wed, February 19, 2025

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: dailymemphian

Why Elon Musk chose Memphis for xAI facility

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Click2Houston

The Latest: Trump signs executive order to study how to expand IVF

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: abc7NY

Meet Dale E. Ho, the second-year judge weighing t .. e future of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: WPLG

Americans' confidence in air travel safety dips s .. ightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC poll

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Politico

Florida Man keeps returning. Republicans follow.

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Couriermail

'Needs to stop': Elon Musk and Donald Trump speak out in joint interview with Fox News

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump falsely claims Ukraine started war with Russia

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Tuko

Meru Politician Forcefully Ejected from Kithure Kindiki's Karen Meeting: "Aende, Aende"

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: scrippsnews

Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk, DOGE from accessing government data

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Reuters

Trump says Musk will not take part in space-related government decisions

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN

Switzerland: Kara-Murza: US-Russia deal on Ukraine will bring more repression and aggression

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN

Egypt's five-year plan for Gaza reconstruction in .. des safe zones and independent Palestinian agency

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump and Musk awkwardly called 'two brothers' as .. to justify DOGE cuts in joint Fox News interview

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: NDTV

Amid Language Row, Udhayanidhi Stalin's "Will Lose Mother Tongue" Warning

[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN

"BJP, Congress and CPI(M) are together against me": Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Tue, February 18, 2025

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: WPLG

Senate GOP pushes ahead with budget bill that funds Trump's mass deportations and border wall

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Slate

I Just Figured Out What Elon Musk's DOGE Really Is

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: scrippsnews

Judge won't place restraining order on Elon Musk and DOGE in state AG case

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Slate

Is This a Constitutional Crisis? Wrong Question.

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Oregonian

Republicans worry Trump's firings of federal workers will hit red states hard

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Slate

What Happens Next in the Eric Adams Case? It's Up to One Judge.

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Social Security's COBOL Software Comes Under Scrutiny

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: PBS

Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CNN

'Good luck with that.' Trump administration termi .. at agency overseeing government hiring and firing

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Steve Bannon Escalates Feud With Elon Musk: 'Parasitic Illegal Immigrant'

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: AOL

Analysis-France's latest pensions battle could ignite fresh political crisis

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: KPBS

White House says Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE - legally, anyway

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Sky

England's top judge condemns Starmer and Badenoch .. nts on Gaza family coming to UK on Ukraine scheme

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: BBC

US Social Security boss steps down after reportedly clashing with Doge

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Politico

Platkin and the resistance

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk sets sights on Fort Knox gold reserves

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CapX

Lawyers are good at politics - but not if you want growth

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Sky

London mayor Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats 'Bre .. argue for stronger EU ties to fight Trump tariffs

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CNN

US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine war deal

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: MSN

Musk is not a DOGE employee and "has no actual or formal authority," White House says

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: MSN

"Their anxiety increases as Sanatanis come togeth .. BJP's Gourav Vallabh hits back at Akhilesh Yadav

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CNN

US and Russian officials to discuss Ukraine war deal in Saudi Arabia

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: MSN

Elon Musk's role in DOGE uncertain after recent filing from White House

[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: ABC12

Trump begins firing FAA staff weeks after Washington, D.C. plane crash
Mon, February 17, 2025

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Speech Policing

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: KTVZ

Oregon's federal workforce among those hit by Tru .. ng firings of thousands of probationary employees

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Reuters

Scholz calls for 'strong and sovereign' Europe ahead of security talks in Paris

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek

John Fetterman Calls Out Elon Musk After Recent Support for Trump Ally

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Free Speech Policing

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: WESA

Hundreds of Pittsburghers protest Trump cuts, voice support for Ukraine, immigrants, trans people

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump administration in Saudi Arabia ahead of Rus .. sident rants about reciprocal tariffs again: Live

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: MSN

Thousands march in Manhattan on Presidents' Day against Trump/Musk actions

[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump administration threatens to cut federal funding from schools that don't end DEI programs

'Good luck with that.' Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing

The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the "privacy team" and other officials from the office that oversees the hiring of federal workers, a move that limits outside access to government records related to the security clearances granted to Elon Musk and his associates,
The article from CNN, published on February 18, 2025, discusses the abrupt dismissal of the entire privacy team at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This action has raised significant concerns about the protection of personal data for millions of federal employees. The team was responsible for ensuring compliance with privacy laws and safeguarding sensitive information. The firings come at a time when cybersecurity threats are increasingly sophisticated, and the move has sparked worries about potential vulnerabilities in government data systems. Critics argue that this could undermine trust in the government's ability to protect personal information, especially given OPM's history of data breaches. The reasons behind the dismissals remain unclear, with no official statement from OPM providing a clear rationale for such a drastic measure.

Read the Full CNN Article at:
[ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/opm-privacy-team-fired/index.html ]