Cybersecurity Nominee Plankey Withdraws Amid Senate Gridlock
Sean Plankey, a highly qualified cybersecurity expert with a background at the Department of Energy and National Security Council, has withdrawn his bid to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency after a 13-month confirmation process stalled in the Senate. His nomination, which had initially received committee…
#UsGovernment #Cisa #CybersecurityLeadership #Senate #NationalSecurity
Trump Names Execs to Lead Space Force Acquisition, NRO
President Trump has nominated two top defense executives, Erich Hernandez-Baquero and Roger Mason, to lead major US space acquisition and reconnaissance organizations. This move comes as the Space Force is set to receive a massive 342% funding boost to $19.1 billion for procurement in fiscal 2027.
#SpaceForceAcquisition #NationalSecurity #SpaceTechnology #UsGovernment #DefenseIndustry
CISA Nominee Plankey Withdraws Amid Senate Gridlock
Sean Plankey, the nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has withdrawn his nomination, citing Senate gridlock that had stalled his confirmation for 13 months. In a letter, he asked President Trump to remove his nomination, expressing support for the department's leadership.
#Cisa #UsGovernment #Senate #NationalSecurity #CybersecurityLeadership
Pentagon Abruptly Ousts Navy Secretary Phelan
In a surprise move, the Pentagon announced that Navy Secretary John C. Phelan is leaving his post, effective immediately, with Undersecretary Hung Cao stepping in as Acting Secretary. Phelan's sudden departure was met with a brief but gracious farewell from the Pentagon, thanking him for his service to the Navy and the US.
#UsGovernment #Pentagon #Navy #LeadershipChange #NationalSecurity
> Disapproval of Congress Ties Record High at 86%
https://news.gallup.com/poll/708722/disapproval-congress-ties-record-high.aspx
And yet #gringos keep voting and sending the same #assholes back to Congress again and again.
As usual, poll, so caveats may apply.
#GOP #PartyOfStupid #RepublicanLite #useless #USGovernment #USPolitics #ThisIsAmerica
> The rising cost of security is reshaping who can run for office and how campaigns operate https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/04/the-rising-cost-of-security-is-reshaping-who-can-run-for-office-and-how-campaigns-operate/
As if the costs of running, you know, having the money you need to run for office, were not bad enough. Unless you sell yourself to one or two of the #RealOwners
Reasons to avoid the #FlyingCattleCars: as if #TSA was not bad already, now they want to privatize.
> TSA advances ‘GoldPlus’ privatization plan https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/04/tsa-advances-goldplus-privatization-plan/
> Why “U.S. Insolvency” Wasn’t News https://www.independent.org/article/2026/04/17/greatly-exaggerated-rumors-of-the-u-s-government-insolvency/
In the #BadEconomy. Do all the #FactCheck you want to say the #USGovernment is not insolvent. Only reason it is not is that, unlike you and me, it can "cheat:" raise taxes, issue new debt, levies, etc.
But I can sense the #CosmicJoker grinning as reckoning day will come in time. Blessed be the #DivineHumor.
(no MSM coverage)
Reports of a shooting involving a high-ranking U.S. government official in Washington, D.C.'s Navy Yard area, according to "journalist" (he is not a journalist, but a right wing influencer, thanks for @katrinakatrinka#infosec.exchange on the comment area) Nick Sortor who is on scene.
Heavily armed Capitol Police responded rapidly, and the official was extracted in an armored Chevrolet Suburban typically used for members of Congress or the Cabinet. The alleged shooter remains at large, with officers searching the area for evidence.
No official confirmation of injuries or the official's identity has been released, and details are still developing. Law enforcement has not yet issued a public statement.
(Multiple online sources)
#WashingtonDC #assasinationattempt #USpol #Politics #News #Media #Washington #usgovernment
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