[lysace]

"The report says Gottumukkala requested a special exemption to access ChatGPT, which is blocked for other Department of Homeland Security staff."

[rbanffy]

That they got this is shocking in itself.

[lysace]

Surely that must have been approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, his former boss back in SD.

[rbanffy]

Every cause that led to this event is, in itself, quite shocking.

I feel for my American friends, and hope they never again optimise their government for comedy value.

[mcmcmc]

Unfortunately it’s not so shocking anymore. The Secretary of Defense texting imminent war plans to a journalist in a Signal group kinda jumped the shark.

[granoIacowboy]

Secretary of War

[dragonwriter]

In law, it is still the Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense, no matter what cutesy nicknames the executive branch invents.

[delaminator]

> Every cause that led to this event is, in itself, quite shocking.

accidentally based

> Madhu Gottumukkala was born in Andhra Pradesh, India

[cybertronic]

meanwhile https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/13/elon-musk...