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John Sakellariadis

Washington, D.C., United States

Cybersecurity Reporter at POLITICO

Cybersecurity and Intelligence Reporter at @politico. Former author of the Morning Cybersecurity newsletter. Reach me at [email protected] or Signal.

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  • 2 weeks ago | politico.com | Joe Gould |Robbie Gramer |John Sakellariadis

    “If you don't have access to these bands, can you create an Iron Dome that is effective?” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO With help from John Hendel, Amy MacKinnon, Sue Allan and Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | A wonky fight over government-controlled wireless frequencies is heating up because of a provision in the House-passed sprawling reconciliation megabill.

  • 3 weeks ago | politico.com | John Sakellariadis

    Rep. Jim Himes pointed to promising developments in the Middle East. Rep. Jim Himes speaks at POLITICO's 2025 Security Summit on May 15, 2025, in Washington. | Rod Lamkey for POLITICO President Donald Trump found a surprising new cheerleader for his foreign policy Thursday: Democratic Rep. Jim Himes.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | John Sakellariadis

    President Donald Trump found a surprising new cheerleader for his foreign policy Thursday: Democratic Rep. Jim Himes. “I'm not in the habit of praising Donald Trump, but I’ve got to tell you, in the last week or so in the Middle East, Ukraine, Russia it’s a different story,” Himes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said during an interview at POLITICO’s Security Summit.

  • Feb 27, 2025 | 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.

  • Feb 24, 2025 | 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.

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John Sakellariadis
John Sakellariadis @johnnysaks130
12 May 25

Officially back on the cyber and intel beat with @politico's Nat Sec team after some time off to become a dad. Still accepting tips on diapers and sleep training, though 😀😎

John Sakellariadis
John Sakellariadis @johnnysaks130
3 May 24

RT @CISAJen: Great to see this direction from the very top. @CISAgov looks forward to continuing to work closely w/@Microsoft to ensure a #…

John Sakellariadis
John Sakellariadis @johnnysaks130
19 Apr 24

House E&C announces that UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify to it May 1 on the Change Healthcare hack. Witty will appear before the Senate Finance Committee the day before for a separate hearing on the same issue. Going to be a big week. https://t.co/u4HgOmowIa