A Federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Monday, allowing the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue accessing student data at the Department of Education. […]

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is fishing for tips from the public on Federal agency “waste, fraud, and abuse,” according to a social media post the organization made on Feb. 16. […]

Five Federal employee unions filed a lawsuit on Feb. 13 challenging President Donald Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order (EO) calling for “large scale” reductions-in-force (RIF) and the administration’s “deferred resignation” program. […]

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended this week that the U.S. Coast Guard update its oversight standards and cybersecurity protections for vessels and facilities within maritime transportation system (MTS) which include waterways, ports, and land connections. […]

The Department of Commerce is implementing artificial intelligence (AI) processes in use cases across the agency to maximize efficiency and integrate human resources, management, finance, and IT processes across various platforms, according to a department official who spoke at the ServiceNow Federal Forum on Feb. 12. […]

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The nonprofit University of California Student Association (UCSA) filed a complaint in Federal district court against the Department of Education on Feb. 7 seeking to halt the agency’s provision of “sensitive personal and financial information” to the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). […]

The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), overseen by billionaire Elon Musk, has reportedly fed sensitive data from the Education Department into artificial intelligence software – leading numerous Democratic lawmakers to raise the warning flag if those reports turn out to be true. […]

Ryan Riedel – a veteran of Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm and a former techie at the U.S. Cyber Command – started work on Friday as the new chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Energy (DoE), according to sources with knowledge of the agency’s actions. […]

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Senate Democrats are calling on Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to keep veterans’ data provided by the VA or other Federal agencies out of the hands of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) associates. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Feb. 6 issued a call to government agencies to provide data to OPM by March 7 on current agency employee performance management plans and policies that will inform new rules about getting rid of underperforming workers, and further President Donald Trump’s aim to reshape the Federal workforce. […]

House Democrats on Thursday intensified their opposition to recent forays into Federal agency tech systems by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by introducing a new bill aimed at preventing DOGE and its leader Elon Musk from accessing confidential Treasury Department systems and data. […]

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will extend the deadline to March 4 for veterans and other beneficiaries to switch to Login.gov and ID.me in order to  access their healthcare and other benefits. […]

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued additional guidance to Federal agencies on Wednesday regarding President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at slashing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs. […]

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has named Michael Russo chief information officer (CIO). Russo, who started in the new job on Feb. 3, is taking on the position as a first-time Federal employee bringing a lot of private sector experience with him.   […]

Democratic lawmakers and a coalition of labor organizations are taking action through legislation and a Federal lawsuit to protect Americans’ data after the Treasury Department allegedly shared confidential system access and data with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk and authorized by President Donald Trump. […]

The Senate Committee on Finance voted 14-13 along party lines today to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). […]

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has improved its electronic tax filing system but continues to slog through paper filings, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a new report in which it told the tax agency that it needs to remove barriers for business owners to e-file their tax returns.   […]

Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Commerce, promised to lead an agency that prioritizes domestic artificial intelligence manufacturing and reduces regulation for that manufacturing capability. […]

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