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GSA announces a fresh cohort of Presidential Innovation Fellows

The new group refreshes the program focused on bringing technologists to government for tours of duty, and comes amid the administration’s tech hiring efforts.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury canceled Booz contracts over vetting of IRS leaker, Bessent says

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