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David Dimolfetta

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David DiMolfetta

    Agencies withheld records needed to verify DOGE data safeguards, GAO says (opens the original)

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    Six federal agencies failed to provide records needed to determine whether Department of Government Efficiency personnel appropriately accessed and protected government systems, leaving Congress and the public without assurances that sensitive information was secured, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday. The watchdog’s report details unanswered requests for system access records, user activity logs and evidence that DOGE personnel met security requirements. Some agencies explicitly

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David DiMolfetta

    Hegseth orders cyber, intelligence agencies to prioritize election defense (opens the original)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed U.S. Cyber Command and military intelligence agencies to prioritize countering foreign threats to the upcoming elections, ordering intelligence collection and coordination with the Department of Homeland Security. The Sept. 22 memorandum was released publicly Monday and instructs the defense intelligence enterprise to gather and analyze information on foreign election threats. It separately directs Cyber Command to use its existing authorities and capabili

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David DiMolfetta

    OpenAI agents accessed Census, SEC data and tried to hack Education website (opens the original)

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    OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents accessed Census Bureau data using developer keys found online and reposted public Securities and Exchange Commission information on another website, the company confirmed. Researchers separately identified a failed attempt by agents linked to OpenAI to hack an Education Department website. The details identify specific U.S. agencies following the company’s Friday disclosure that government websites were among the outside systems involved in its investigati

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David DiMolfetta

    ShinyHunters says it won’t publish FBI data (opens the original)

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    The ShinyHunters cybercriminal group said Monday it does not intend to publish troves of sensitive FBI employee data it claims to have stolen, describing its confrontation with the bureau as a “marketing campaign” after demanding last week that the agency retract a public warning about its tactics. “Since the very beginning we had made our decision that we would never publish this data. We have never intended to nor have we ever planned to,” the group said in an email to Nextgov/FCW. The asserti

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David DiMolfetta

    Lawmaker warns intelligence contractors' Trump ballroom donations may be scrutinized (opens the original)

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    The House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat warned Monday that intelligence contractors could face congressional scrutiny over donations to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, including whether the contributions were connected to government contracts or access to senior officials. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., wrote to the National Defense Industrial Association asking it to remind member companies of their obligations to respond to congressional oversight. He said lawmakers we

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