HAPPENING NOW🚨 @magmill95 speaks with @MarshaBlackburn about the latest on the shutdown and new opportunities in cyber strategy for the U.S. at POLITICO’s Policy Outlook: Cybersecurity event. #POLITICOLive Watch now👇 https://t.co/HwB1EntHKw

WATCH LIVE: GOP Sen. @MarshaBlackburn discusses the U.S. quantum cyber strategy — including what's needed to stay ahead on the global stage and the national security stakes of falling behind. Tune into her @POLITICOLive chat with our @magmill95 👇

"We’re a little bit more on our own": State and local cybersecurity officials band together as the Trump administration turns its back on them. Nice story by @magmill95:

🚨BREAKING: Pentagon unveiled a new crackdown on reporters, requiring a pledge not to gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized. Will revoke press credentials of those who do not obey and sign. By @ScottNover

National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross tells our @magmill95 "there will be a cyber strategy" coming from the White House.

WATCH LIVE: National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross discusses the White House's cybersecurity outlook with our cybersecurity reporter @magmill95. Tune into their chat at @POLITICOlive’s cybersecurity policy event👇 #POLITICOCybersecurity

Tune in later this morning for my chat with the new NCD

SCOOP: President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, to formally lead both agencies, two people with knowledge of the matter told me and @magmill95.

SCOOP: Ashley Manning and Jonathan Owen, two of the top cyber and homeland security officials at the Pentagon, recently stepped down from their roles, a defense official told @magmill95 and me. The moves mark the latest shake-ups of cyber-related DOD jobs.

Scoop for Pros: Laurie Buckhout, acting assistant secretary of Defense for cyber policy, is stepping down from the role next week ahead of moving to another position in the Trump administration:

My colleagues @johnnysaks130 and @joshgerstein first reported the new breach earlier this month:

First in Politico: @RonWyden is calling on the Supreme Court to commission an independent review to examine both the recent massive data breach of federal court systems, and into a similar breach dating back to 2020. More here for Pros:

🚨SCOOP: Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse. DIA is the Pentagon’s main intelligence wing and the agency that conducted the leaked initial assessment of the Iran bombing. By ⁦@wstrobel⁩ ⁦@noahjrobertson⁩

With @johnnysaks130: Joe Francescon, a former DOD and NSC official under the first Trump administration, has been picked as the next deputy director of the NSA:

New for Pros: Networks of at least seven federal agencies were breached stemming from the Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability disclosed last month, according to two individuals familiar with the matter. Microsoft has blamed Chinese hackers for the breach.

With @johnnysaks130: While the federal judiciary is adopting new security measures, sources told us relevant committees on the Hill were briefed on the breach last month. One source briefed said the new incident is tied to a data breach of the federal courts dating back to 2020.

The Senate is teed up to vote on Sean Cairncross to lead ONCD

Former CISA director Jen Easterly: “Unfortunately, the opportunity to serve again at my alma mater was rescinded—a casualty of casually manufactured outrage that drowned out the quiet labor of truth and the steady pulse of integrity.” https://t.co/WVEof03pgY

Army secretary removes former CISA director from new role at West Point after far-right backlash

Salt Typhoon "has breached network devices at locations on the internet that are owned by the seven companies, including the American telecom and media firm Comcast Corp..." Bloomberg reports: https://t.co/1fhwScCV0d