404 Media: Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate and now head of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), told government tech workers in a meeting this week that the administration plans to widely deploy AI throughout the government. Shedd also said the administration would need help altering login.gov, a government login system, to further integrate… Continue Reading
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Federal workers: Here’s how to lock down your communications
Washington Post unlocked: “Tips and apps that can help everyone talk about sensitive topics safely. Chances are, until now, most people haven’t worried much about their private group chats or jokey social media posts being used against them. But under the Trump administration, privacy experts say there’s a new urgency to making sure people understand… Continue Reading
As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders
Ars Technica: “Two years ago, a Canadian writer named Cory Doctorow coined the phrase “enshittification” to describe the decay of online platforms. The word immediately set the Internet ablaze, as it captured the growing malaise regarding how almost everything about the web seemed to be getting worse. “It’s my theory explaining how the Internet was… Continue Reading
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
404 Media: “NASA personnel were told to “drop everything” to scrub public sites of mentions of DEI, indigenous people, environmental justice, and women in leadership, according to a directive obtained by 404 Media. The directive, sent on January 22 and obtained by 404 Media, states:“Per NASA HQ direction, we are required to scrub mentions of… Continue Reading
Heads Up for Government Employees – How Elon Musk Says He Catches Leakers at His Companies
This Intercept article is from December 2022 but has all the hallmarks of what Musk and DOGE are now perpetrating within our federal government agencies, using OPM, GSA and Treasury’s massive databases of fiscal, financial data and PII, on all Americans. …To begin with, a wide array of document watermarking measures can identify the source… Continue Reading
Using Tails When Your World Doesn’t Feel Safe Anymore
Privacy Guides: “There is a growing number of people who no longer feel safe in their own home or country. Whatever the reason, many people might not feel safe to browse certain topics online. With all the information getting collected for each internet search, it is difficult to access sometime vital information without leaving a… Continue Reading
How to remove yourself from the internet
BleepingComputer – Want to prevent people from harvesting your personal information? Keep reading to learn how to remove your data from people search sites. “Protecting your digital footprint is crucial if you want to prevent phishing, scams, and other unwanted side effects caused by online data harvesting. Every day, people around the globe suffer from… Continue Reading
‘Not a buyout’: Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign
NPR: “Federal employee unions and attorneys are urging government workers not to accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and be paid through the end of September. “This ‘fork’ thing is not a buyout,” said Jim Eisenmann, a partner with Alden Law Group who represents federal employees,… Continue Reading
ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Guide
Know Your Rights – “Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.” This resource is available in multiple languages, may be printed by each subject matter section, or as an entire resource document. Continue Reading
Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress
Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress – Search by your zipcode or address and the results will include the Members, name, website, address, telephone number, party affiliation, length of service, bio, contact information, and bill history associated with the member’s actions. Continue Reading
Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy
ProPublica – “ProPublica and Documented obtained more than 14 hours of never-before-published videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy, which are intended to train the next conservative administration’s political appointees “to be ready on day one.” Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda created by the Heritage Foundation and its allies for a future… Continue Reading
Career civil service across the government fired, programs suspended – list continues to grow
Via LLRX – Career civil service across the government fired, programs suspended – list continues to grow – Democracy, the Constitution, the Federal Government – All At Risk. Since his inauguration on January 20, 2025 Donald Trump has rapidly implemented key recommendations of Project 2025 using actions executed by non career government personnel as well conservative… Continue Reading
