Podcast Summary
U.S. Politics, Security: Director of Secret Service resigns amid criticism, VP Harris secures Democratic nomination, Army reservist kills 18, 3 officers disciplined, Netanyahu visits U.S., House Republicans demand answers from CrowdStrike
There have been significant developments in both U.S. politics and national security. The Director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheadle, is resigning following criticism over the security failure during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris, on the other hand, has secured enough delegate support to become the Democratic Party's likely presidential nominee. In other news, an Army reservist, Robert Card, who had been released from a psychiatric hospital despite expressing delusional behavior, killed 18 people in a mass shooting in Maine last October. The U.S. Army has released a report on the incident, and three reserve officers have been disciplined for dereliction of duty. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for a three-day visit, where he will meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris, and address a joint meeting of Congress. House Republicans are demanding answers from the head of CrowdStrike's cyber security firm regarding last week's global tech outage.
Microsoft Windows outage hearing: House Homeland Security Committee plans to hold a public hearing with CrowdStrike to understand cause of Microsoft Windows outage and prevent future occurrences, despite CrowdStrike stating it was due to a faulty software update
The global Microsoft Windows outage, which affected millions of computers, has prompted Republican leaders in the House Homeland Security Committee to call for a public hearing with CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that initially responded to the incident. The committee wants to understand the cause of the outage and prevent similar occurrences in the future. CrowdStrike has stated that the issue was not due to a cyber attack but rather a faulty software update. The outage seems to have been largely resolved, and CrowdStrike is engaging with the relevant congressional committees. Meanwhile, NPR's Black Stories Black Truths podcast highlights the importance of acknowledging and celebrating the Black experience in all its depth and complexity.