Frank Bisignano told the Senate Finance Committee that advanced technology has made up for massive staff cuts, saying the agency has had “less people and better results.”

Chase Ausley, a director within the USDS stationed at CMS, told FedScoop the organization has roughly 90 employees across agencies and is “actively growing.”

And, Lawmakers want FTC to take on ‘black box’ AI foundation models

The three tech-related functions are going back under the office of the CIO, and the Office of the National Coordinator is returning as a “singularly titled office.”

Elastic’s Mike Nichols joins the podcast to discuss that and more.

And, a new lawsuit seeks release of SSA records on a DOGE sharing voter data with a political advocacy group.

A Treasury watchdog report found that the tax agency projected $61.2 million in costs for the free electronic filing tool in fiscal 2025 but spent just $16.2…

Former agency staffers and experts believe the independent financial regulators’ MOU won’t “shake everything up,” but data and technology callouts bear watching.

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.

And, Sen. Peters pushes for new probe of DOGE’s Social Security Administration data dives