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submitted 1 week ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

Experts warn that mass federal worker firings under Trump’s government overhaul could pose major national security risks.

Thousands of laid-off workers with insider knowledge may become targets for foreign adversaries like Russia and China.

Counterespionage challenges increase as sensitive data from various agencies, including the Pentagon and Department of Energy, becomes vulnerable.

Intelligence and cybersecurity experts caution that foreign entities may exploit job-seeking ex-employees via fake job ads or consultancy offers.

The Director of National Intelligence plans to investigate leaks but has not addressed counterespionage risks directly.

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[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago

I bet China will let them work from home.

[-] That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  1. Crash the economy and make people desperate to put food on the table.

  2. Betray the American people who hold top secret information.

  3. Mass fire everyone without warning and without consideration of their well-being.

  4. People with top secret information sell it to foreign governments to put food on the table.

  5. Government has shocked picachu face.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 week ago

No. Fucking. Shit.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Journalism is just on fire lately isn't it.

"Experts warn touching open flame to gasoline may be flammable"

[-] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

People keep burning hands, have no clue why this is painful

“I think folks, that if everyone burns their hand at the same time it will overwhelm the flame“.

This is a theme that goes on and on and on.

Journalism is just pandering to this common perception , as well as the billionaires misguiding people.

American politics is weird if one thinks so hard about why this happens. Like, unsettling weird and invariably reminds me of an anthropologist observing weird stuff of a strange and far away people.

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

No. It could create a security breach. It DOES pose a security risk.

[-] liverbe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Fuck around, find out

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The silver lining of fascists taking over the US is that these fascists are so comically incompetent that they remove any chance of the US actually being a threat.

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, the next four years is going to be an absolute shit show. And then the next 50 years to follow due to the damage cleanup

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

With people swearing things were better when they were shit (read: because they were in charge)

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I somehow doubt that the USA will survive the next 50 yrs intact, because the way it's going it looks more and more like 50 little fiefdoms fighting to separate from their neighbors.

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one -1 points 1 week ago
[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Maybe, except the damage to America would be far worse than the EU breaking up and reverting to pre-EU status. Why? Because the United States of America is almost 250 yrs old vs the EU at 74 yrs old.

A separated America has no idea how to operate individually as there is no 'remembered' history on how to do that (ie: no one alive who could help lead through experience).

Europe has that history and would survive. America would devolve into civil war and self-immolate.

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