Hacker News with Generative AI: Government

DOGE's Plan to Rewrite Social Security's Code in Months (yahoo.com)
The Social Security Administration is facing a potential overhaul of its computer systems, one that could disrupt the benefits of millions of Americans who rely on these payments.
Social Security, Cryptocurrency, Government, Technology, Finance
17 points by AnimalMuppet 1 hour ago | 8 comments
DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs (wired.com)
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been clear about its plans to fire tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. New WIRED reporting sheds light on the specific DOGE operatives at the VA and the ways they’re trying to infiltrate and drastically change the agency.
Artificial Intelligence, Government, Veterans Affairs
19 points by danhon 4 hours ago | 5 comments
Existence of 'CIA Tokyo Station' revealed in new JFK files release (asahi.com)
Tokyo and Washington went to great pains in 1996 to conceal the existence of a CIA office in Tokyo, saying that the news could hurt Japan-U.S. relations, according to newly declassified U.S. documents.
Politics, Government, History, International Relations, CIA
22 points by rntn 9 hours ago | 0 comments
Doge Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data (wired.com)
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software systems talk to one another—for accessing IRS data, sources tell WIRED. The agency is expected to partner with a third-party vendor to manage certain aspects of the data project.
Government, Technology, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence
40 points by danso 9 hours ago | 28 comments
NOAA all services, specifically Amazon Web Servies (URGENT) (safeguar.de)
NOAA, AWS, Government, Emergency, Cloud Computing
7 points by zhengiszen 1 day ago | 2 comments
US DOE wants developers to fast-track AI datacenters on its land (theregister.com)
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is looking to co-locate datacenters with energy generation facilities to further America's AI ambitions, and is putting up its own land for this purpose.
Artificial Intelligence, Government, Energy, Infrastructure
5 points by LinuxBender 1 day ago | 3 comments
US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal (bloomberg.com)
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its pages.
Government, Science, Technology, Climate Change
10 points by absqueued 1 day ago | 1 comments
DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs (wired.com)
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been clear about its plans to fire tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. New WIRED reporting sheds light on the specific DOGE operatives at the VA and the ways they’re trying to infiltrate and drastically change the agency.
AI, Government, Veterans, Politics, Elon Musk
6 points by panic 1 day ago | 0 comments
Doge wants to modernize Social Security's tech: what could possibly go wrong? (computerworld.com)
The Social Security Administration (SSA) payment system has more than 60 million lines of COBOL code. That makes it one of the world’s largest, not to mention oldest, codebases. Everyone agrees it needs to be updated. But, sorry, there’s no way it can be updated in mere months.
Social Security, Technology, Government, Programming Languages
16 points by CrankyBear 1 day ago | 10 comments
NOAA Weather will delete websites using Amazon, Google cloud services Saturday (bloomberg.com)
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could snarl operations at several labs.
Government, Cloud Computing, Technology, Research
99 points by ck2 2 days ago | 94 comments
Governments cling to private cloud despite inexorable public cloud adoption (theregister.com)
Governments continue to adopt cloud services, for better or worse, hoping to modernize their IT services, leading big cloud operators to aggressively court public sector bodies for lucrative contracts.
Cloud Computing, Government, Technology, Business
4 points by rntn 2 days ago | 0 comments
NSA Director and Deputy Fired (cnn.com)
Government, Politics, News, Security
10 points by anigbrowl 2 days ago | 3 comments
Head of NSA and Cybercommand Is Ousted (nytimes.com)
The head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command was removed from his job on Thursday, according to the top Democrats on the congressional intelligence committees.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Government, Intelligence, Leadership
111 points by pmags 2 days ago | 80 comments
Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid (nytimes.com)
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, 53-45 and along party lines to lead Medicare and Medicaid, which insure nearly half of all Americans.
Politics, Healthcare, Government, Public Health
11 points by treetalker 2 days ago | 1 comments
Office of the United States Trade Representative Reciprocal Tariff Calculations (ustr.gov)
Reciprocal tariffs are calculated as the tariff rate necessary to balance bilateral trade deficits between the U.S. and each of our trading partners.
Trade, Economics, International Relations, Government
15 points by shidoshi 2 days ago | 5 comments
National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail (theguardian.com)
Michael Waltz, the embattled national security adviser to Donald Trump, and other members of the national security council have reportedly used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business.
National Security, Politics, Gmail, Email Security, Government
35 points by beardyw 3 days ago | 9 comments
It's Unreal Just How Awful 'Real ID' Is (2020) (zocalopublicsquare.org)
Do you love this country, this state, and your freedoms?
Government, Identification, Privacy, Criticism, United States
16 points by leotravis10 3 days ago | 50 comments
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS: CDC, NIH, FDA (usatoday.com)
Mass layoffs began Tuesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration, the first steps in a plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Government, Health, Layoffs, Public Health
8 points by throw0101c 3 days ago | 0 comments
'One of the darkest days': NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs (nature.com)
On health economist Jay Bhattacharya’s first day as head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the chiefs of four of the 27 institutes and centres that make up his agency — including the country’s top infectious-diseases official — were removed from their posts.
Health, Leadership, Government, Science, Layoffs
13 points by rbanffy 3 days ago | 0 comments
Mike Waltz Used Personal Gmail for Government Communications: Report (newsweek.com)
National security adviser Mike Waltz used his personal Gmail account for government communications, The Washington Post reported, citing documents it reviewed and interviews with three U.S. officials.
Government, National Security, Security Breaches, Politics, Email
31 points by ndsipa_pomu 4 days ago | 14 comments
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
19 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 10 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
17 points by zzzeek 4 days 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
11 points by rntn 4 days 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
7 points by consumer451 4 days 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
14 points by perihelions 4 days 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
6 points by hydrolox 4 days 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
16 points by sea-gold 5 days 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
65 points by doener 5 days ago | 51 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
223 points by croes 5 days ago | 145 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
106 points by Teever 5 days ago | 35 comments