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Elon Musk puts his son on his shoulders as he joins President Donald Trump for an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative.” (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump order limits agency hiring, puts DOGE leads in decision-making roles

The executive order continues the president’s push to slash the federal workforce, with sweeping actions that include large-scale RIFs.
The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

OPM asks agencies to identify career positions, low-performing employees

The memos continue a Trump administration priority to move away from career roles.
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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed a range of executive orders pertaining to issues including artificial intelligence. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Presidential AI advisers sign off on 10 priority recommendations for Trump

The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee voted in favor of AI recommendations on everything from health and education to governance and workforce.
LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – JANUARY 22: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump signs autographs and shakes hands with supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally in the basement ballroom of The Margate Resort on January 22, 2024 in Laconia, New Hampshire. Ramaswamy, Burgum and Scott all ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination but later dropped out and endorsed him. Trump is rallying supporters the day before New Hampshire voters will weigh in on the Republican nominating race with the first-in-the-nation primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Government won’t ‘get the same quality of folks’ for tech work under Trump policy, experts say

The Trump administration released guidance on the classification formerly known as Schedule F, calling for redetermination of policy-influencing positions.
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