Global Security

2025 July

2025-07-15 The Trump administration defunded CISA, accusing it of spreading misinformation and combating foreign disinformation. Interesting sidenote, the former director Chris Krebs was one of Trump’s direct targets when he announced the 2020 presidential election was conducted securely and without significant voter fraud.

https://www.meritalk.com/articles/trump-budget-slashes-cisa-science-funding-boosts-space-mission/

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-stakeholder-engagement-division-layoffs-critical-infrastructure-international/803433/#

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625236/US-cyber-agency-CISA-faces-stiff-budget-cuts#

2026 March

2026-03-09 During the week of March 9th, multiple unauthorized drones were spotted over Barksdale Air Force Base. According to reports the drones displayed non-commercial signal characteristics, long-range control links and resistance to jamming.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barksdale-louisiana-drones-lockdown-b2942878.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/leak-reveals-major-drone-incident-at-louisiana-air-force-base-in-trumps-war/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/unauthorized-drones-detected-over-u-s-air-force-base-housing-nuclear-capable-b-52-bombers-military

https://abcnews.com/International/multiple-waves-unauthorized-drones-spotted-strategic-us-air/story?id=131245527

2026-03-16 DOGE leaks showed employees using ChatGPT to identify DEI-related cuts.

https://fortune.com/2026/03/16/doge-employee-deposition-lawsuit-federal-deficit-elon-musk-spending/

https://abcnews.com/Politics/2-doge-staffers-regrets-people-losing-income-reduce/story?id=131050170

https://mashable.com/article/judge-orders-viral-doge-videos-taken-down-by-trump-admin-request-archivists

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/nyregion/doge-depositions-musk-lawsuit.html

https://abcnews.com/Politics/groups-fight-release-doge-deposition-videos-after-judge/story?id=131150741

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beMb-MHflOs