Trump has put security clearances in the spotlight. Here’s what to know.
President Donald Trump has moved speedily to revoke the security clearances of some of his former allies, as well as those of ...
Democratic lawmakers question Energy Department over DOGE nuclear data access
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright about reports that ...
Trump grants temporary security clearances to officials who have not been fully vetted
President Donald Trump is granting temporary, six-month security clearances to incoming White House officials who have not completed the vetting process typically required before being allowed to ...
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USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk’s team from accessing classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after ...
19-year-old techie at Elon Musk’s DOGE used internet moniker ‘Big Balls’: report
Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old technologist, is linked to Elon Musk's DOGE. Concerns arise over his security clearance eligibility due to a controversial past ...
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including ...
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DOGE’s ‘unimpeded’ access to classified data poses national, economic security risks
There is no information on who has been hired under DOGE, the authority under which it operates, or how it vets and monitors its staff.
USAID officials at loggerheads with Elon Musk's DOGE over system access, sent on leave
The security officials contended that the DOGE staff lacked the clearances required to see the information, making them legally obligated to deny access.
Donald Trump Orders Security Clearances to Be Given to Whomever He Wants
In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump has chosen to grant immediate Top Secret security clearances to several people, intended to amend a "backlog" created under the Biden administration ...
Trump moves to wrest control of USAID as Musk says, ‘We’re shutting it down’
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk said early Monday that his DOGE team is in the process of closing USAID, the world’s ...
How Elon Musk & Peter Thiel-aligned inexperienced tech bros took over the federal government
The United States federal government has been infiltrated by a group of young, unvetted technology engineers handpicked by ...