Hacker News with Generative AI: US Government

US bans gov't staff in China/HK romantic/sexual relations w Chinese citizens (hongkongfp.com)
The US has banned government personnel in China and Hong Kong from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, according to the Associated Press (AP) citing four sources with direct knowledge of the policy.
Politics, International Relations, China, Hong Kong, US Government
6 points by bookofjoe 6 hours ago | 1 comments
Tips for Travelers Entering the U.S. Now: Check Your Visa, Turn Off Your Phone (nytimes.com)
At airports and land borders across the country, tourists and other visitors coming to the United States have reported being caught up in the Trump administration’s campaign of “enhanced vetting.”
Travel, Immigration, US Government, Security
14 points by zzzeek 3 days ago | 5 comments
Why does US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have a Russian email address? (twitter.com)
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Politics, US Government, National Security, Russia
13 points by belter 7 days ago | 1 comments
US Debt Clock (usdebtclock.org)
US Government, Finance, Debt
7 points by simonebrunozzi 7 days ago | 2 comments
The US Treasury Dept. today announced it is lifting sanctions on Tornado Cash (infosec.exchange)
Cryptocurrency, Sanctions, US Government, Finance
11 points by pera 13 days ago | 3 comments
CISA fires then rehires security crew, and puts them on hold (theregister.com)
The upheaval at the US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, took another twist on Tuesday, as it moved to reinstate staffers it had fired over the past few weeks - specifically those still in their probationary period - though they've been benched on paid leave for now.
Cybersecurity, Government, Employment, US Government
13 points by rbanffy 14 days ago | 0 comments
Democratic FTC commissioners say they were illegally fired by President Trump (theverge.com)
President Donald Trump fired the two remaining Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday in what appears to be a conspicuous exercise of power over the independent agency.
Politics, US Government, Law, Trump Administration
8 points by leotravis10 15 days ago | 0 comments
Sensitive Complex Housing CIA Facility Was on GSA's List of Properties for Sale (wired.com)
A now-deleted list containing hundreds of US government properties that the General Services Administration (GSA) plans to sell includes most of a sprawling, highly sensitive federal complex in Springfield, Virginia, that also houses a secretive Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) facility, WIRED has learned.
Government, Real Estate, CIA, Security, US Government
5 points by perihelions 15 days ago | 2 comments
Trump Says He'll Release JFK Assassination Files on Tuesday (nytimes.com)
President Trump said on Monday his administration would release approximately 80,000 pages related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday afternoon.
Politics, History, US Government, JFK Assassination
16 points by jader201 17 days ago | 3 comments
An obscure US Government office has become a target of Elon Musk (theguardian.com)
Federal employees in a little-known office dedicated to tech and consulting services were at work on the afternoon of 3 February when Elon Musk tweeted about their agency for the first time.
US Government, Elon Musk, Tech, Consulting Services
9 points by breadwinner 18 days ago | 0 comments
US Department of Education cuts half its staff (apnews.com)
The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff -- a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
US Government, Education, Layoffs, Trump Administration
17 points by soared 23 days ago | 1 comments
Email tells USAID workers to destroy classified docs, court asked to intervene (apnews.com)
A union for U.S. Agency for International Development contractors asked a federal judge Tuesday to intervene in any destruction of classified documents after an email ordered staffers to help burn and shred agency records.
Government, Classified Information, Lawsuits, US Government, National Security
29 points by petethomas 23 days ago | 13 comments
Doge Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk (wired.com)
Since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency took over important government technology teams within the General Services Administration (GSA) and what was formally known as the United States Digital Service (USDS), around 200 technologists have either resigned or been fired, jeopardizing about a decade’s worth of work dedicated to everything from public health to passport applications.
Government, Technology, Elon Musk, Public Administration, US Government
110 points by doener 27 days ago | 84 comments
US Government considers selling FBI and DOJ headquarters (ft.com)
US Government, Real Estate, Politics
13 points by udev 30 days ago | 2 comments
The SEC Is Abandoning Its Biggest Crypto Lawsuits (wired.com)
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is backing away, one by one, from the volley of lawsuits and investigations it brought against cryptocurrency businesses under the Joe Biden administration, in a reversal described by a former attorney at the regulatory agency as “unprecedented.”
Cryptocurrency, Law, Regulation, US Government
39 points by pseudolus 32 days ago | 0 comments
US Commerce Department to Fire as Many as 500 NIST Staffers (bloomberg.com)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a lab housed under the Commerce Department, is preparing to fire as many as roughly 500 probationary staffers as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to the federal government.
US Government, Layoffs, NIST, Trump Administration
47 points by walterbell 37 days ago | 4 comments
List accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers (bbc.com)
US government workers received an email on Saturday afternoon asking them to list their accomplishments from the past week or resign - the latest development in the Trump administration's efforts to scale back the federal workforce.
US Government, Politics, Trump Administration, Resignation, Employment
7 points by zfg 40 days ago | 2 comments
US judge grants CIA impunity in Assange visitors case (twitter.com)
US Government, Espionage, Law, Legal Cases, Journalism
15 points by k1m 41 days ago | 3 comments
Elon Musk's Doge Targets US Gold Reserves (ibtimes.co.uk)
Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been driving massive changes across US federal agencies and institutions in an attempt to trim unnecessary spending and redundant workforce for transparency and enhanced operational throughput.
Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, US Government, Finance, Cryptocurrency
12 points by monsterRest 45 days ago | 3 comments
Apple to Restore TikTok to US App Store Following Justice Department Letter (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are restoring ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok to their app stores on Thursday following assurances in a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi that a ban wouldn’t immediately be enforced.
Apple, TikTok, App Stores, US Government, Law
7 points by mfiguiere 49 days ago | 1 comments
House Democrats denied entry to the Department of Education (nbcnews.com)
Democratic members of Congress were denied entry to the Department of Education for a meeting with acting Secretary Denise Carter when a security officer would not allow them inside.
Politics, Education, US Government
17 points by josefresco 55 days ago | 0 comments
Musk Says DOGE Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors (bloomberg.com)
Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down some payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s richest man may have access to sensitive systems used at the US Treasury Department.
Cryptocurrency, Elon Musk, US Government, Finance
47 points by petethomas 60 days ago | 10 comments
Copyright Office suggests AI copyright debate was settled in 1965 (arstechnica.com)
The US Copyright Office issued AI guidance this week that declared no laws need to be clarified when it comes to protecting authorship rights of humans producing AI-assisted works.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright Law, Law, Technology, US Government
46 points by unclebucknasty 63 days ago | 49 comments
Removed content related to the January 20, 2025 "Woke Removal" Executive Order (github.com/uswds)
Removed report link and introduction. Removed content related to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order, "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing".
Government, Politics, US Government, Open Source, Software
41 points by mooreds 63 days ago | 16 comments
White House rescinds federal aid freeze (cnn.com)
Politics, US Government, Federal Aid
28 points by ao98 64 days ago | 34 comments
POTUS Tracker – Executive Orders, Presidential Schedule, Signed Legislation (potustracker.us)
POTUS Tracker experienced significant downtime on 1/28 due to an overloaded server.
Politics, Government, Tracking, Data, US Government
60 points by voisin 65 days ago | 55 comments
US pauses all federal aid and grants (bbc.com)
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC's US partner, CBS News.
Politics, US Government, Federal Funding
319 points by miohtama 66 days ago | 485 comments
Trump prohibits development of US Central Bank Digital Currency (whitehouse.gov)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote United States leadership in digital assets and financial technology while protecting economic liberty, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Politics, Cryptocurrency, US Government
20 points by racked 69 days ago | 4 comments
TikTok could bypass US blockade by making a PWA (lukaszolejnik.com)
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a significant moment for both technology and geopolitics.
TikTok, Geopolitics, US Government, Technology
31 points by lknik 76 days ago | 20 comments
China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US (techcrunch.com)
Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19.
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Social Media, US Government
6 points by impish9208 80 days ago | 2 comments