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The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025

Trump Fires NSA Director Timothy Haugh After NSC Shake-Up Tied To Laura Loomer

Haugh was not involved in the controversial Signal group chat about a military operation in Yemen, but testified last week before the House Intelligence Committee about the risks of using Signal for sensitive discussions.

International Business Times · Apr 4, 2025

Trump Purges National Security Team After Meeting Conspiracist

Donald Trump fired several US national security officials after a far-right conspiracy theorist questioned their loyalty in a White House meeting with the president, US media reported Thursday.

International Business Times · Apr 4, 2025

Rocket Lab: $5.6 Billion Defense Contract Fuels RKLB’s Future

Rocket Lab has been awarded a spot in the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 contract, allowing it to compete for U.S. DoD launch orders.

MarketBeat · Apr 3, 2025

Waltz's Team Created 20 Signal Chats To Discuss National Security And Foreign Policy: Report

House Homeland Security Committee ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said that Gmail is "far less secure than Signal. Not only is it a security risk — it's another flagrant skirting of recordkeeping laws. Again, it's amateur hour in the Trump White House."

International Business Times · Apr 3, 2025

OFAC Sanctions Against Middle Eastern Countries: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) enforces U.S. economic and trade sanctions designed to advance foreign policy and national security objectives

inkl · Apr 3, 2025

Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservists

President Donald Trump says executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve access to sensitive U.S. government information

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

Space · Apr 2, 2025

National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail

Latest security flap again focuses scrutiny on Waltz after he earlier added journalist to Yemen war-planning chat

The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2025

Mike Waltz's Gmail Account Use Called Out for Similarities to Hillary Clinton's Email Scandal: 'Now the GOP is Real Quiet'

Mike Waltz's email usage has drawn ire from social media users after it was reported that the Trump administration cabinet member discussed government business on the accounts.

Latin Times · Apr 2, 2025