“… The auditors’ report now raises questions about how the agency under Ms. Lake was handling its nearly $1 billion budget.
The report “paints a picture of an agency completely flying blind,” said Grant Turner, a former chief executive at the global media agency during Mr. Trump’s first term.”
“… The federal media agency that oversees Voice of America, and whose Trump-appointed leadership has been deemed illegal by a judge, failed to cooperate with a required annual audit of its finances, according to a newly released report.”
#VOA
#USAGM
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‘As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors’
‘A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so “pervasive” that auditors declined to opine on the agency’s financial numbers.’
#VOA
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“… The judge found that Ms. Lake’s appointment violated the law that determines who can serve as an acting head of an agency whose permanent leader would require Senate confirmation.”
#VOA
#USAGM
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“… In his ruling, Judge Lamberth called Mr. Trump’s decision to have Ms. Lake lead the global media agency without Senate confirmation or appropriate procedures required for an acting head “violence to the statutory and constitutional scheme.””
#USAGM
#VOA
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“… If upheld by higher courts, Judge Lamberth’s ruling would allow more than 1,000 journalists and support staff members at the news group to return to their jobs. Ms. Lake, who had been leading the U.S. Agency for Global Media, #VOA ’s parent agency, said that she would appeal the decision.”
‘Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America’
‘The ruling, which said that Kari Lake’s appointment to oversee V.O.A.’s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group.’
#VOA
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...
‘Judge Voids Voice of America Layoffs, Rules Kari Lake’s Appointment Invalid’
‘The #VOA staffers who sued the Trump administration say they are feeling “vindicated and deeply grateful” for the decision’
#ddrm
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“… Karp also made a Patriot Act-era argument, justifying his admittedly “dangerous” technology by claiming that Palantir will allow us to “be American” in the future.”
#women
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“… He’s aligning his technology with both GOP political strategy and the larger male-centered culture war that the right has been waging for the better part of a decade now. And how exactly would his technology only hurt Democrat women?”
#women
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“… Karp’s message is loud and clear: My technology will take political capital away from one of your greatest enemies—liberal women with degrees—and give one of your favorite demographics to patronize—working-class men—more political power to transfer to you.”
#women
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“… This sounds like a direct, long-term pitch to the GOP from a CEO whose tech firm already has numerous government contracts and is deeply embedded in the Pentagon.”
#Palantir
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‘Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power’
“ #Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men”
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‘Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power’
“Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often #female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men”
#ddrm
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‘Oscars Ramps Up Security After FBI Warns of ‘Surprise Attack’’
“The Oscars will take place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, where Conan O’Brien will host the awards show for the second time.”
#Oscars
#ddrm
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“… The whistleblower complaint follows several alleged breaches in the wake of the formerly Elon Musk-led DOGE project inside Social Security, which the billionaire right-wing activist once labeled a “Ponzi scheme.””
#DOGE
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“… Former #DOGE employees who are believed to have knowledge of any alleged possession of that data also have been asked to sit for interviews with the Oversight Committee Democrats “to clarify the facts surrounding DOGE use of Americans’ sensitive data” …”
#ddrm
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“… is demanding a broader investigation into “DOGE-related data leaks” at the agency following the complaint, which he said demonstrates the Trump administration’s “callous disregard for the safety and security of Americans’ most sensitive information.””
#DOGE
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“… Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is demanding a broader investigation into “DOGE-related data leaks” at the agency following the complaint, which he said demonstrates the Trump administration’s “callous disregard …””
#DOGE
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“… A spokesperson for the Government Accountability Office also confirmed that the office is reviewing DOGE’s access to Social Security data, per the request of the House Ways and Means Committee’s top Democratic Rep. Richard Neal.”
#DOGE
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“… The employee allegedly told the whistleblower who filed the complaint that he intended to move the data from a thumb drive to his personal computer “so that he could ‘sanitize’ the data” before taking it to his private employer.”
#DOGE
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“… The complaint — filed with Social Security’s internal watchdog and first reported by The Washington Post — alleges the U.S. DOGE Service staffer accessed two protected databases containing personal information, including Social Security numbers, for more than 500 million living & dead Americans.”
‘DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access and expected Trump’s pardon, whistleblower says’
‘Members of Congress demand investigations after complaint alleges unprecedented breach of Americans’ data’
#DOGE
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‘DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access and expected Trump’s pardon, whistleblower says’
‘Members of Congress demand investigations after complaint alleges unprecedented breach of Americans’ data’
#data
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“… In January this year, the Trump administration acknowledged DOGE employees were responsible for separate data breaches at the Social Security Administration.”
#data
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“… Another report in April last year also claimed that DOGE potentially compromised personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans stored by the National Labor Relations Board and exposed the agency to Russian cyberattacks.”
#data
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“… In August, another whistleblower report filed by the Social Security Administration’s former chief data officer, Charles Borges, claimed that DOGE members put millions of Americans’ data at risk by uploading it to an insecure cloud service.”
#data
#ddrm
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“… The Social Security Administration, which is still under the DOGE control, denied the allegations, saying The Washington Post was “desperate for clicks and eager to publish fake news to scare seniors.””
#data
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“… If true, the allegations would constitute an unprecedented breach at the agency that handles the data of more than 70 million Americans.”
#data
#breach
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“… The potentially exposed data included Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names.”
#data
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