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Apple is asking a New Jersey federal court to compel the U.S. government to produce documents from 14 federal agencies that could support its defense in the DOJ antitrust case. The government argues the requests are irrelevant, overly burdensome, and likely to involve privileged or classified materials, and should be denied or narrowed, with the dispute hinging on Rule 34/Rule 45 discovery rules.
Federal agencies and lawmakers are quietly pursuing access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos despite Trump's ban, with the Commerce Department's CAISI testing its hacking capabilities and congressional briefings planned to assess its cyber-scanning power, underscoring a tension between cybersecurity ambitions and political restrictions as officials weigh Mythos' national-security implications.
A coalition of universities led by UCAR filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s plan to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), alleging a coordinated campaign against Colorado over political disputes. The suit accuses agencies of gag orders, cutting funding, and moving NCAR’s supercomputing facilities, arguing the actions violate the Administrative Procedure Act and threaten national security and the nation’s leadership in weather and space weather modeling and forecasting.
UCAR filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Colorado against NSF, NOAA, DOC, OMB and their directors, alleging constitutional violations and violations of the Administrative Procedure Act stemming from agency actions against NCAR/UCAR. The suit seeks to halt the actions, declare them unlawful, and obtain an injunction to protect NCAR/UCAR’s operations and mission, noting potential threats to national security, public safety, economic prosperity, and the U.S. lead in weather and space weather modeling. UCAR says it will not comment further while the litigation proceeds.
A federal judge ruled Kari Lake unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, voiding actions she took in that role, including mass layoffs at Voice of America.
Democrats and the White House remain deadlocked on funding the Department of Homeland Security tied to immigration‑oversight demands, triggering a partial shutdown that halts funding for several DHS agencies while allowing ICE and CBP to continue largely due to prior funding; with Congress on recess and no compromise in sight, the broader political story—and other headlines such as Gaza reconstruction pledges and Iran–US talks—continue to unfold.
CISA's Binding Operational Directive 26-02 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to identify and decommission end-of-life edge devices (routers, firewalls, switches) that no longer receive updates. Agencies must inventory EOS devices within 3 months, decommission EOS gear within 12 months, and replace identified devices within 18 months with vendor-supported equipment, with continuous discovery inventories to be in place within 24 months. The mandate aims to reduce exposure to exploits targeting outdated edge devices; it applies to FCEB agencies, with encouragement for others to follow.
In 2026, federal agencies will face key issues including potential government shutdowns due to funding delays, workforce reductions and layoffs, implementation of Schedule F affecting civil service protections, major reorganizations across agencies, and ongoing legal battles over layoffs, agency dismantling, and funding disputes, all amid efforts to reshape the federal government under the Trump administration.
The U.S. Senate passed a bill to end the government shutdown, funding most agencies through January 30 and specific programs through September 2026, while also increasing security funding and reversing mass layoffs of federal workers. The deal includes provisions for reimbursing states, security enhancements, and various appropriations for government departments, with additional details on earmarks, hemp product bans, and restrictions on Chinese technology purchases. The next step is a likely vote in the House of Representatives.
US banking regulators have withdrawn guidelines requiring large financial institutions to consider climate-related risks, citing existing safety standards, despite concerns about increasing climate disasters and their economic impacts.
Fifteen Democratic governors have formed a state public health alliance to coordinate efforts on disease monitoring, policy guidance, pandemic preparedness, and supply procurement, aiming to counter turmoil at federal agencies under the Trump administration.
CISA has issued an emergency directive requiring federal agencies to inventory, update, and disconnect vulnerable F5 BIG-IP devices due to a nation-state cyber threat that compromised F5's source code and could enable exploitation, data exfiltration, and network compromise.
The US government shutdown, ongoing since October 1, is marked by political deadlock in Congress, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on funding measures, while the administration escalates its aggressive stance on immigration and law enforcement, including controversial military actions and layoffs, amid internal and public resistance.
The ongoing government shutdown, now entering its third week, is causing significant disruptions as federal agencies remain closed amid a standoff between the White House and congressional Democrats, with the public beginning to feel the effects.
The Trump administration has initiated mass layoffs of over 4,000 federal workers across various agencies as part of reduction-in-force plans during the government shutdown, with the White House citing budget constraints and political priorities, while critics condemn the layoffs as an abuse of power.