Judge blocks shutdown layoffs after finding Trump’s actions are likely illegal
The Trump administration is leveraging the shutdown to declare “the laws don’t apply to them anymore,” judge says, adding, “they can’t do that.” A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing any new or existing layoffs in relation to the shutdown, saying the cuts were likely illegal. The Trump administration was using the […]
CISA orders government to patch F5 products after ‘nation-state’ cyber intrusion
“This cyber threat actor presents an imminent threat to federal networks using F5 devices and software,” CISA’s directive says. China-linked hackers previously exploited F5 vulnerabilities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered federal civilian agencies on Wednesday to catalog and patch a suite of products offered by application security and cloud management company F5. CISA said […]
Amida promotes Srinivasan to chief executive
Co-founder Peter Levin moves into an executive director role focused on the company’s artificial intelligence portfolio. Amida Technology Solutions has promoted a new chief executive from within its own leadership ranks in Mukundan Srinivasan, the company’s chief operating officer since February 2024. Srinivasan succeeds co-founder Peter Levin, who started the government technology services provider in 2013 […]
JPMorgan Chase unveils $10B national security investment plan
Direct equity and venture capital investments will feature in the global banking giant’s new Security and Resiliency Initiative. JPMorgan Chase has unveiled a 10-year plan for backing and acquiring ownership stakes in companies the global finance giant sees as critical to U.S. interests, including and especially national security. The bank will invest up to $10 billion […]
Ancient warriors, modern warfare: General Dynamics teams with ‘neo prime’ to build drone killer
GD is working with Epirus on the TRX Leonidas system, which uses microwaves to blast swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. In a demonstration that would surely make their namesakes proud, a counter-drone solution built by General Dynamics and Epirus knocked out dozens of drones with a single microwave blast. The companies are teaming to build a […]