The Daily provides curated news reports on Federal policy changes that adversely affect the safety, national and financial security of Americans & our institutions.
Suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia...
".... technical staff members were alarmed about what DOGE engineers did when they were granted access, particularly when those staffers noticed a spike in data leaving the agency....The employees grew concerned that the NLRB's confidential data could be exposed, particularly after they started detecting suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia...".
Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger
NYT
"The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.
When President Trump abruptly fired the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command on Thursday, it was the latest in a series of moves that have torn away at the country’s cyberdefenses just as they are confronting the most sophisticated and sustained attacks in the nation’s history."
Dropping U.S. Biodefenses: Why Cuts to Federal Health Agencies Make Americans Less Safe
"Although Kennedy has described these critical functions as an “alphabet soup of departments,” they bring enormous health and national security benefits to the American people.
- ASPR is charged with anticipating threats that might face Americans and making sure the country has the tools it needs to respond.
- The CDC is home to disease detectives, who work around the clock to protect Americans’ health and safety by preventing and responding to disease threats.
- NIH leads the world in biomedical research, investing in innovative breakthroughs that have saved millions of lives and improved health for Americans.
- The FDA makes sure that the medicines Americans take, and give to their children, are safe and effective.
Each of these agencies has historically been the envy of the rest of the world and the model on which many countries have built their own systems. Eliminating these offices, throwing them into chaos, or undermining their missions, is equivalent to unilateral disarmament against biological threats.
To invoke Oscar Wilde’s definition of a cynic, those making these cuts seem to know the price of everything and the value of nothing."
Trump Pulls Research Funding To Protect Pregnant Women From Domestic Violence, Citing ‘DEI’
The leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S. is homicide by an abusive partner. Perinatal women are more than twice as likely to be murdered than to die from sepsis, hypertensive disorders or hemorrhage.
“We’re going to eliminate FEMA.”
7 Takeaways from Trump’s Disaster Preparedness Executive Order and What It Means for US
"Bit by bit, President Trump has been chopping away at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) downsizing it through cuts to the agency’s staff, programs and mission. Reports last week revealed a daunting threat from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Noem, who announced in a cabinet meeting:
“We’re going to eliminate FEMA.” "
Senate votes to overturn CFPB overdraft rule
The bureau’s measure to cap overdraft at $5 is a House vote and presidential signature away from being repealed.
" The Senate voted 52-48 on Thursday in favor of a resolution to overturn the overdraft rule through the Congressional Review Act. One Republican, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, voted against the measure.
The House Financial Services Committee approved a companion measure March 5, by a 30-19 vote.
The overdraft rule would be repealed if a simple majority of the full House votes so – Republicans alone can push that through – and if President Donald Trump signs off. "
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth Orders Halt To Russia-Related Cybersecurity Efforts
UPolitics.com
Why Is the Trump Administration Politicizing Weather?
The Trump Administration is trying to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which houses the National Weather Service. Hundreds of employees have lost their jobs as part of the Project 2025 push to reduce the size of the federal government.
EXCERPT: The next afternoon, a local National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist explained to me how agency staffers warned of just such calamities. They gathered information from radars, satellites, weather gauges and modeling systems that track storms to relay to city officials, police, fire, EMS and emergency managers. They warned everyone who would need to staff up, sound sirens and watch for injuries, damages and death. They provided the continuous weather forecasts to local news. They fueled the alerts that come to our weather radios, or our phones or through social media. The NWS and its employees are a critical part of a public safety system that, in our area, had worked overnight, all night to make sure that when this storm hit, our communities would be prepared.
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