John Sakellariadis

1 month ago | politico.com | Amy Mackinnon |John Sakellariadis |Eric Bazail-Eimil

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's new Director of the FBI, speaks during a swearing-in ceremony, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.

1 month ago | politico.com | John Sakellariadis

With help from Maggie Miller — Elon Musk’s weekend workforce directive is provoking a fiery response from Uncle Sam’s cyber workforce, even as many federal agencies have now intervened to pump the brakes on it. HAPPY MONDAY, and welcome to MORNING CYBERSECURITY! The New York Knicks are in a rut. Can we somehow get Donte DiVincenzo back, pretty please? Follow POLITICO’s cybersecurity team on X at @RosiePerper, @johnnysaks130 and @magmill95, or reach out via email or text for tips.

2 months ago | politico.com | John Sakellariadis

— The Trump administration is poised to announce another round of large scale layoffs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and those familiar with the move fear it will unintentionally gut the agency’s top technical talent. HAPPY TUESDAY, and welcome to MORNING CYBERSECURITY! Best part of SNL 50? I’d say Adam Sandler back on the guitar, but there were many, many great moments Sunday.

2 months ago | politico.com | John Sakellariadis

“There’s too much hate in politics right now, and it just makes you scared to vote honestly,” said Joe, a college student in his early 20s who was one of the younger participants in the group. “You’re just like, ‘What side do I pick?’” The focus group in Nazareth was brought together by Keep Our Republic, a nonpartisan non-profit organization that since 2020 has traveled across Rust Belt swing states to restore Americans’ trust in their elections.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Maggie Miller |John Sakellariadis

President Donald Trump intends to nominate former administration official and GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross as the next national cyber director, according to a document obtained by POLITICO. Cairncross served as CEO of the Millenium Challenge Corporation for two years under the first Trump administration, a U.S. foreign aid agency that provides grants to stimulate economic growth in other nations.