WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Microsoft has issued an alert about “active attacks” on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within organizations, and it recommended security updates that customers should apply immediately. The FBI on Sunday said it is aware of the attacks and is working closely with its federal and private-sector partners,…
STORY: President Donald Trump ordered U.S. agencies on Tuesday to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk’s effort to shrink the federal workforce. “You can’t have an autonomous federal bureaucracy, you have to have one that is responsive to the people” Trump directed agencies to identify government employees who can be laid off and functions…
By Nandita Bose and Chandni Shah (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple government agencies on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter said, eliminating a critical oversight component and clearing the way to replace them with loyalists. The inspectors general at agencies including the departments of state, defense and…