Tech talent, authority to operate among federal CIO’s 2026 priorities
During his first months as federal chief information officer, Greg Barbaccia told FedScoop he’s learned that his role…
April 2025 Job Cuts Plunge, But DOGE Drives 2025 Layoffs to Pandemic-Era Highs | Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Published May 1, 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 105,441 cuts in April, down 62% from the 275,240 job cuts…
HHS has a new DOGE-affiliated technology chief
The Department of Health and Human Services has tapped DOGE affiliate Zachary Terrell to be its chief technology…
Elon Musk shares rare Tesla moment with former Japan PM Shinzo Abe: Ex-PM’s reaction will leave you smiling | World News
Elon Musk recently shared a nostalgic video clip showing him giving former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a…
SSA chief’s response to whistleblower complaint: database was not accessed in ‘any unauthorized fashion’
Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano told Congress that no information from an agency database has been accessed…
Trump nominee for SBA IG doesn’t rule out security probe of DOGE
The reported accessing of a federal payroll system by unvetted DOGE associates could get a look from the…
House Democrats seek block on DOGE access to Agriculture Department data
A group of House Democrats have introduced legislation to bar DOGE from accessing U.S. Department of Agriculture databases…
Department of Defense renaming to go ahead, Hegseth says
Since taking office in January, Trump has set out to rename a range of places and institutions, including…
Social Security’s chief data officer blows the whistle on DOGE; Adele Merrit resigns as NIH’s CIO
Department of Government Efficiency members stored a copy of a massive Social Security Administration database in a “vulnerable”…
Direct File died under Trump. Meet the creators planning for its second life
In the weeks leading up to the Trump administration’s decision to kill Direct File, Merici Vinton held out…
Pentagon seeks to shift $50B in planned funding to new priorities in FY26
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is greeted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.…
Spox: Inside the Pentagon, DOGE ‘is not going to stop’ anytime soon
The DOGE team at the Defense Department will continue to move fast and influence major bureaucratic reforms in…