Hacker News with Generative AI: Government

After Crash FAA Change Requires All Aircraft at Reagan to Broadcast Positions (nytimes.com)
All aircraft flying near Ronald Reagan National Airport will now be required to broadcast their positions to air traffic controllers, the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration told a Senate subcommittee on Thursday.
Aviation, Safety, Technology, Government
17 points by bookofjoe 3 hours ago | 6 comments
Admin Admits Deporting Wrong Guy to El Salvador Prison–They Won't Bring Him Home (thedailybeast.com)
The Trump administration admitted it accidentally deported a Maryland father with protected status to a notorious Salvadoran mega prison, but officials are refusing to bring him home—and the government claims the courts can’t make them.
Immigration, Law, Government, El Salvador
24 points by wahnfrieden 6 hours ago | 2 comments
The CDC Has Been Gutted (wired.com)
Thousands of federal employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were notified early Tuesday morning that they were subject to a reduction in force, or RIF, sources tell WIRED, shuttering programs that directly serve and inform the American public.
Public Health, Government, United States
14 points by zzzeek 10 hours ago | 0 comments
'One of the darkest days': NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs (nature.com)
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
Science, Health, Government, Layoffs, Leadership
10 points by rntn 11 hours ago | 1 comments
Layoffs begin at US health agencies which research, track disease, regulate food (apnews.com)
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
Health, Government, Layoffs, Public Health
5 points by consumer451 12 hours ago | 0 comments
U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an 'Administrative Error' (nytimes.com)
A Maryland man who was in the United States legally was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned there because of an “administrative error,” Trump administration officials said in a court filing on Monday, adding that American courts lacked the jurisdiction to have him released.
Immigration, Government, Law, Error, United States
12 points by perihelions 15 hours ago | 1 comments
Top US Scientists "SOS" Letter to the Government (nytimes.com)
Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.
Science, Government, Research, Academia, United States
5 points by hydrolox 15 hours ago | 1 comments
'Chaos': Trump cuts to Noaa disrupt staffing and weather forecasts (theguardian.com)
A sense of chaos has gripped the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), one of the world’s premier research agencies, with key staff hastily fired and then rehired, cuts to vital weather forecasting operations and even a new, unsecured server that led to staff being deluged by obscene spam emails.
Politics, Government, Climate Change, Science
15 points by sea-gold 16 hours ago | 2 comments
White House says it's 'case closed' on the Signal group chat review (npr.org)
The White House has concluded its review of how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included on a Signal message group chat of high-ranking officials discussing impending strikes in Yemen.
Politics, Government, Media, National Security
64 points by doener 20 hours ago | 47 comments
US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back (independent.co.uk)
The Trump administration accidentally sent a Salvadorian immigrant to a notorious Salvadorian prison and says it can’t do anything to get him back.
Immigration, International Relations, Government, Legal Issues, Human Rights
207 points by croes 20 hours ago | 130 comments
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave (npr.org)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has placed its entire staff on administrative leave.
Government, Libraries, Museums, Federal Agencies
93 points by Teever 1 day ago | 33 comments
UK's GCHQ Intern Transferred Top Secret Files to His Phone (bbc.com)
A former GCHQ intern has admitted risking national security by taking top secret data home with him on his mobile phone.
Cybersecurity, National Security, Espionage, Government, Data Security
20 points by m463 1 day ago | 6 comments
Doge accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gained access "to a payroll system that processes salaries for about 276,000 federal employees across dozens of agencies," despite "objections from senior IT staff who feared it could compromise highly sensitive government personnel information" and lead to cyberattacks, The New York Times reported today.
Cybersecurity, Government, Artificial Intelligence
50 points by unsnap_biceps 1 day ago | 11 comments
"The US government has the ability to access many politicians' emails in Europe" (republik.ch)
Anmelden<h1>«Die US-Regierung hat die Möglichkeit, auf viele Politiker­mails in Europa zuzugreifen»</h1><p>Warum europäische Regierungen aus den amerikanischen Clouds dringend raus­sollten und wie sie das am schnellsten anstellen, erklärt der niederländische Informatiker und Geheimdienst­experte Bert Hubert.</p>
Politics, Cybersecurity, Europe, Government
17 points by doener 2 days ago | 8 comments
Executive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks (bankingjournal.aba.com)
Under a new executive order from President Trump, effective Sept. 30, the U.S. Treasury will no longer issue paper checks for disbursements, including tax refunds, vendor payments, benefit payments and intergovernmental transfers.
Government, Finance, Technology, Policy
14 points by walterbell 2 days ago | 15 comments
NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy (bsky.app)
Science, Policy, Government
45 points by doener 3 days ago | 15 comments
IRS to overhaul its tech after finding $21.1B in fraud in just two years (fortune.com)
The IRS’ crime fighting arm—IRS Criminal Investigation—is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts with financial institutions.
Government, Fraud, Technology
13 points by bentobean 3 days ago | 0 comments
Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the NIH (grants.nih.gov)
Science, Government, Policy, Healthcare
11 points by danso 3 days ago | 2 comments
US scientists lost $3B in NIH grants since Trump took office (arstechnica.com)
Since Trump took office on January 20, research funding from the National Institutes of Health has plummeted by more than $3 billion compared with the pace of funding in 2024, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.
Science, Government, Funding, Politics, Research
9 points by pmags 4 days ago | 0 comments
Founders and VCs Working with Elon Musk's Doge (techcrunch.com)
Silicon Valley used to take a backseat to Washington, D.C. But now, the people disrupting technology have taken the wheel at the highest echelons of government. And that’s thanks, in large part, to the Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE.
Tech, Politics, Silicon Valley, Government, Elon Musk
14 points by tech-it-out 4 days ago | 1 comments
NSA F9T53 Opsec Special Bulletin: Signal Vulnerability (scribd.com)
Security, Government, Cryptography
37 points by stefankuehnel 4 days ago | 21 comments
FTC Tells Staff to Stop Calling the Agency 'Independent' in Complaints (theverge.com)
Staff at the Federal Trade Commission have been instructed to no longer refer to the agency as “independent” in complaints, according to an email obtained by The Verge.
Government, Regulation, Law, Politics, Media
12 points by m463 4 days ago | 0 comments
UK govt data people not 'technical,' says ex-Downing St data science head (theregister.com)
A former director of data science at the UK prime minister's office has told MPs that people working with data in government are not typically technical and would be unlikely to get a similar job in the private sector.
Government, Data Science, UK, Technology
3 points by rntn 5 days ago | 1 comments
Doge Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months (wired.com)
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
Government, Technology, Social Security, Risk
121 points by danso 5 days ago | 130 comments
They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them (hamiltonnolan.com)
The worst thing that the federal government has done to labor unions in my lifetime happened last night. Donald Trump signed an executive order saying that the government will no longer recognize and bargain with a huge portion of the unions that represent federal workers.
Labor Unions, Politics, Government, Federal Workers
6 points by DonnyV 5 days ago | 0 comments
From April 1, Indian govt can see your WhatsApp messages, emails (wionews.com)
From the next financial year, which begins on April 1, the tax authorities of India can access your account on communication platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and emails under the provisions of the Income Tax Bill, 2025.
India, Privacy, Government, Tax, Legislation
21 points by shahriarhus 5 days ago | 1 comments
US Govt is upselling AWS as a PaaS? (cloud.gov)
You purchase access to cloud.gov by buying a tier with enough credits to support your needs. Credits can be spent on application memory or managed cloud services like databases.
Government, Cloud Computing, AWS, PaaS
13 points by besus 5 days ago | 12 comments
US administration revokes $11B in funding for addiction, mental health care (npr.org)
State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health and other programs.
Health, Government, Funding, Addiction, Mental Health
61 points by 6stringmerc 5 days ago | 43 comments
Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online (spiegel.de)
Private contact details of the most important security advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump can be found on the internet. DER SPIEGEL reporters were able to find mobile phone numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to the top officials.
Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data Breaches, Government, United States
39 points by JumpCrisscross 5 days ago | 4 comments
10k Federal Health Dept. Workers to Be Laid Off (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a massive layoff of 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department, as part of a dramatic reorganization designed to bring communications and other functions directly under the purview of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Politics, Government, Health, Layoffs
12 points by kykeonaut 6 days ago | 1 comments