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March 11, 2025

4 entries on this date.

Trump administration halted CISA's election security support to states, ending the agency's congressionally mandated protection of voting systems

On March 11, 2025, a U.S. official confirmed to Votebeat that CISA had ceased all election security support to state and local officials, ending programs the agency had run since its creation following the 2016 Russian interference campaign. The halt followed the placement of CISA election security and disinformation staff on administrative leave in February 2025. State election officials said they were left without federal cybersecurity assistance to protect voting systems and infrastructure from foreign threats.

Secretary McMahon eliminated nearly half the Department of Education workforce, cutting ~1,950 positions across all major divisions

On March 11, 2025, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced a reduction in force eliminating nearly half the Department of Education workforce, cutting from approximately 4,133 to about 2,183 employees. The cuts eliminated staff across all major divisions including the Office for Civil Rights, the Institute of Education Sciences, Federal Student Aid, and the Office of Special Education Programs. The Department of Education's Inspector General subsequently found that some reductions appeared to impair the department's ability to carry out its statutory responsibilities.

EPA terminated $20B Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund green-bank grants after unexplained Citibank account freeze

On March 11, 2025, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin terminated grant agreements for all eight recipients of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's green-bank programs, canceling roughly $20 billion in clean-energy financing, including $7 billion to Climate United Fund and $5 billion to the Coalition for Green Capital. The termination followed a February 18, 2025 freeze of the funds' Citibank accounts, directed by the EPA, its inspector general, the FBI, and the Treasury Department without prior notice to recipients. Zeldin cited "programmatic fraud, waste, and abuse" but did not publicly produce supporting evidence.

Trump bought and publicly endorsed a Tesla from the White House lawn amid Musk's DOGE-tied stock boycott

On March 11, 2025, President Trump held a White House South Lawn event where he inspected and announced the purchase of a red Tesla Model S alongside Tesla CEO and DOGE lead Elon Musk, amid a Tesla stock decline tied to consumer boycotts over Musk's government role. Former White House chief ethics lawyer Richard Painter said Trump's on-camera endorsement of a specific consumer product from federal grounds appeared to violate rules against using public office for private gain.