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Former federal CIO Suzette Kent, center, speaks during the Workday-sponsored FedScoop Federal Forum in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo)

Agency IT shouldn’t be siloed, former Trump federal CIO says

Suzette Kent said the federal government has “taken some baby steps” away from the approach, but needs to make enterprise its North Star.
Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro waits for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to begin on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. At the start of a new Congress, the GAO delivers a report to highlight which federal programs are the highest risk of susceptibility to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

GAO has a blueprint for cost savings, but so far has gotten the cold shoulder from DOGE

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, the comptroller general said Elon Musk and his associates have barely sought out GAO’s cost-cutting and efficiency guidance.
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A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Treasury watchdog will audit DOGE access to payment systems

The department’s deputy inspector general said the audit will examine access and security controls on Bureau of Fiscal Service systems.
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