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

Federal agency compliance with a statute known as Section 508 is lacking, with nearly a quarter of agencies failing to test at least one of their top…

Letters to the SSA commissioner and OIG follow reporting that a DOGE staffer said he put Numident and Master Death File data on a thumb drive and…

The watchdog also encouraged the SBA to address inefficiencies in the Disaster Loan Program by pursuing a new legal authority to secure taxpayer consent for applications.