Former agency staffers and experts believe the independent financial regulators’ MOU won’t “shake everything up,” but data and technology callouts bear watching.
The U.S. Department of Energy building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order on fraud in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance looks on. (Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)
The president’s executive order creates a task force to combat fraud and promote more data-sharing between federal agencies and state, local, tribal and territorial governments.
Charles Worthington, chief artificial intelligence officer at Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies during a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The U.S. Digital Service alum is exiting the Department of Veterans Affairs after leading its artificial intelligence and digital modernization initiatives.
U.S. Secret Service agents stand guard as Marine One, with US President Trump onboard, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)