DNI Tulsi Gabbard orders U.S. intel agency leaders to stem leaks

Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in the last month issued a memo ordering U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph examinations of their employees or contractors are feasible.  At the same time, the directive emphasizes the need for tests to include questions about whether employees or potential applicants

Furloughed Federal Workers Not Guaranteed Back Pay: White House

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) leads a news conference with Republican congressional leadership on the first day of the government shutdown, outside the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Federal workers who have been furloughed during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown are not guaranteed to receive back pay