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EXCLUSIVE: Seniors leaders at the Veterans Affairs are contemplating which jobs to keep and which to slash in meetings, but telling staff they cannot discuss those topics, via Eric Katz. buff.ly/X5KGah9

Krebs: “We are protecting everyone out there. And right now, to see what’s happening to the cybersecurity community inside the federal government, we should be outraged, absolutely outraged.” nextgov.com/cybersecurity/…

Proud to announce major Veterans Affairs survivor benefits reforms news.va.gov/press-room/va-…

VA must ‘put onus back on Oracle’ to right EHR deployment, secretary says nextgov.com/modernization/…

DAV applauds the Veterans Affairs and VA Secretary Doug Collins for this decision to streamline the process of obtaining VA benefits and services for survivors and dependents of deceased veterans! Read more about the reforms and how it will impact survivors below. news.va.gov/press-room/va-…

.VA Secretary Doug Collins statement on President Donald J. Trump’ EO to provide better care to Veterans, improve accountability, and establish a National Center for Warrior Independence for homeless Veterans news.va.gov/press-room/va-…

SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25%

Update: DOGE staffer Justin Fox contacted GAO on Tuesday to inquire about installing a team, per email provided by House Oversight Dems

VA hopes to use next year’s EHR rollouts to gain momentum for faster deployments buff.ly/ZtcJb6c

NEW(ish): There's a growing group of House Republicans -- largely veterans -- who are working to change their party's stigma towards psychedelics, arguing MDMA, psilocybin and ibogaine can work wonders addressing PTSD, traumatic brain injury, addiction/substance abuse,

Veterans should have access to top-tier healthcare that meets their needs - whether inside or outside VA. VA Secretary Doug Collins' announcement today puts #VeteransFirst by speeding up the implementation of Dole Act provisions that make it easier for veterans to use the VA Community Care

I’m proud to see the House pass my Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act with strong bipartisan support. This bill gives disabled veterans a permanent voice at the highest levels of the VA, ensuring that their experiences help shape the policies and services they rely on.

NEW: Can a centuries-old war power be used to justify cyber retaliation from the private sector? I dug into recent government-industry talks about letters of marque, once used to deputize pirate ships, and their inspiration for today’s U.S. cyber policy framework⬇️

Great news for Veterans! The Veterans Affairs claims backlog is under 200,000 for the first time in more than two years and down 25% under President Trump. news.va.gov/press-room/rec…

Transitioning out of the service is too hard for too many people. We have to do a better job of getting Veterans the resources they need before they leave the military.

‘I do not have confidence’ that US infrastructure is cyber-secure, former NSC official says nextgov.com/cybersecurity/… Nextgov/FCW David DiMolfetta

great scoop from Ellen M. Gilmer for Bloomberg Government - Speaker Johnson and Rep. Mark Green met with Rep. Mike McCaul last week about taking over as Chairman for the rest of the Congress to avoid a messy intra-party fight in the middle of reconciliation. More here: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Mossad agents sabotaged Iranian defenses as airstrikes began, Israeli official says: defenseone.com/threats/2025/0…

NEW: The IRS requires you to do a facial recognition identity check through a private company to log in to many parts of the IRS online, like ind taxpayer accounts. It isn’t doing quality control to see if those checks are working, though. Millions use the service annually

Scoop: A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of a foreign government, company officials told some affected staffers in recent days. W/Dustin Volz and Robert McMillan wsj.com/tech/cybersecu…