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The Trump administration launches US Tech Force to recruit ~1,000 staffers from Apple, Meta, xAI, and others for two-year stints to modernize the government (Natalie Alms/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/tru…

Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year
Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.

Dang, it's another blockbuster day in cybersecurity news, so don't miss today's Metacurity for our original analysis and smart round-up of the developments you should know, including
--Korea is an Asian hotspot for cyberattacks,
--The Secret Service seized equipment capable of shutting down cell service in the NY region
--ENISA confirms the attack on the airlines' check-in provider was ransomware,
--UK manufacturing sector slumps as JLR shutdown drags o…

Korea is an Asian hotspot for cyberattacks
The Secret Service seized equipment capable of shutting down cell service in the NY region, ENISA confirms the attack on airlines' check-in provider was ransomware, UK manufacturing sector slumps as JLR shutdown drags on, Pro-Kirk app leaked user personal data, much more

What began as a modest workplace amenity for public servants has metastasized into a taxpayer-funded citadel of privilege
— a Capitol Hill concierge service offering the kind of round-the-clock care and personalized access that, in the private sector, is the sort of luxury care only millionaires can afford.
All the while, the nation’s public health care system lists beneath it. 
When a lawmaker collapses, Washington treats it like a national emergency.
In 2012, Senator…

Congress Enjoys Ultra-Luxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
Congress has ensured its members receive ultra-luxe health care as Republican keep the government closed over stripping it from Americans.

I don't disagree with suggestions that the UK public sector should have less reliance on the big-three (American) cloud providers. But this has been a concern for more than a decade, and people should at least be aware of both the "GOV.UK PaaS" and UKCloud.

Migrating our data from GOV.UK Platform as a Service (PaaS) to Amazon Web Services (AWS) – MHCLG Digital
After learning that GOV.UK’s hosting platform PaaS is being decommissioned, the Energy Performance of Buildings Register team decided to migrate all their hosting to AWS. In this post, Barry, Developer, explains what they did.

Starbridge, which helps businesses monitor public sector opportunities by consolidating fragmented data, raised a $42M Series A led by David Sacks' Craft (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/david…

David Sacks' Craft leads $42 million Series A in govtech startup Starbridge | TechCrunch
Starbridge raises $42M Series A led by Craft Ventures to help businesses better monitor public service opportunities.