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    [Sounds like China Joe has been replaced by China Don.  :(  - Mike]   
      
   Youre fired - Salt Typhoon investigative body gets the axe in US government   
   cuts   
      
   Date:   
   Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:09:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   The Department of Homeland Security has axed all advisory bodies to    
   "eliminate a misuse of resources."   
      
   FULL STORY   
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    - The board responsible for investigating recent Salt Typhoon cyberattacks   
   has reportedly been fired   
    - All DHS advisory boards cut to "improve efficiency"   
    - Advisory board members told they are free to reapply in the future   
      
   The advisory board responsible for investigating the Chinese state-sponsored   
   Salt Typhoon cyberattack which compromised numerous US telecommunications   
   providers , and a wire-tapping backdoor used by the authorities, has   
   apparently been fired just days after the inauguration of President Trump.    
      
   The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) was one of many advisory boards working   
   within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be cut in what has been   
   justified in a letter by acting secretary of the DHS, Benjamin C. Huffman, as   
   a way to eliminate a misuse of resources.    
      
   Future committee activities will be focused solely on advancing our critical   
   mission to protect the homeland and support DHSs strategic priorities, the   
   letter continued.   
      
   Back to square one    
      
   The Salt Typhoon cyberattack has been labelled as one of the most damaging   
   cyberattacks against the telecommunications industry, with the CSRB acting as   
   a transparent investigative body tasked with uncovering how the attack   
   unfolded, and what vulnerabilities need to be addressed.    
      
   The letter further states that those terminated are welcome to reapply to   
   future advisory boards. However, a source familiar with the matter told   
   Reuters , As a practical matter, unless they bring original members back,   
   they'd probably have to start from scratch, meaning that all progress up to   
   this point in the investigation has been rendered moot.    
      
   On day one, President Trump enacted over 200 executive orders including the   
   introduction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory   
   group with a mission to bring competence and effectiveness to our federal   
   government, Trump said in his inaugural speech.    
      
   In the executive order, DOGE has been initially tasked with modernizing   
   government network infrastructure and IT systems. The group has also been   
   given access to a range of unclassified government systems, including agency   
   records and IT systems, consistent with law. Its unclear if the elimination    
   of DHS advisory boards was on behalf of DOGE.    
      
   Via DarkReading   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/youre-fired-salt-typhoon-investigative-   
   body-gets-the-axe-in-us-government-cuts   
      
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