Power & Secrets Monitor

A single misclassified storage bucket or workload deployed outside the defined authorization boundary can convert routine cloud use into a reportable...

Does the settlement deliver meaningful public accountability over NYPD counterterrorism surveillance?

• Civilian representative can report guideline...

A monthly broadcast hosted by Michael Binder interviews federal inspectors general to reveal their behind-the-scenes role in promoting government efficiency, detecting fraud, waste, and abuse, and upholding public trust.

The Trump administration is finalizing a Transportation Department rule Monday that slashes 2031 fuel-economy targets to 34.5 mpg from the prior 50.4...

The Civic Movement “Building Trust” compared 325 commitments to government documents and public data, reporting 18 fully implemented, 56 untouched,...

The editorial asserts Flock cameras deliver vital leads on missing persons and crimes while admitting Boston's data leak and officer misuse cases.

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• US technical analysis found Sudanese army used chemical weapons in 2024, leading to sanctions in May 2025.
• Classified documents detail chlorine...

• Federal agencies like ICE enjoy sovereign immunity protections, making suits procedurally demanding under the FTCA and Bivens.
• Uninvolved civilian...

The Trump administration secured a $3.45 billion UN regular budget for 2026—$270 million (7%) below 2025 levels and $570 million under the original...

This overview maps core civil-law avenues for contesting wiretapping or monitoring.

• Legal theories include constitutional privacy rights, statutory...

• DC Circuit affirmed the Trump administration’s ban on Anthropic from federal contracts, citing “ample support” for supply-chain risks in its AI...

House Small Business Committee Chair Roger Williams calls for modernizing surveillance laws to separate routine website tools like cookies and...

GAO finds remote installations leave service members with inadequate healthcare, childcare, and civilian support.

• Vacant civilian positions worsen...

Does mandatory GPS tracking on Maine lobster boats cross into unconstitutional surveillance?

• Frank Thompson argues the rule violates Fourth...

Federal investigators found ICE squandered tens of millions on poorly planned detention projects despite a $45 billion congressional allocation.
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CTED Trends Reports deliver policy-relevant insights on emerging terrorism trends beyond conventional messaging, within the Security Council's mandate.

A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that the Pentagon can designate Anthropic a supply chain risk, allowing it to bar the company's Claude models from...

A UN fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in its February 2026 Iran campaign, citing a...

• NCAI and NARF filed an amicus brief in Tohono O’odham Nation v. Mullin challenging border wall construction on the Arizona reservation.
• The...

BART attributes a 67% crime drop and halved safety delays to cameras plus new fare gates.

• Cameras handled 3,700+ video requests, including 2,300...