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Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who 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)

House Democrats want OPM, OMB to halt plans to collect federal worker health data

A coalition of lawmakers said the Trump administration’s plans to require insurers to hand over federal worker data could put those employees in jeopardy.
An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

OPM is floating hundreds of Tech Force candidates to agencies

The federal human capital agency distributed its third shared certificate of applicants Wednesday, bringing the vetted candidate pool to more than 700, the agency confirmed.
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., arrives for a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Federal AI policy needs labor-centric approach, lawmakers tell White House

A letter from Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., pushes the administration to follow the AFL-CIO’s “nonpartisan principles” on pro-worker AI adoption.
DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

White House wants to downsize DHS inspector general office

The proposed fiscal year 2027 spending package would trim funding of the key oversight unit at a time when calls for accountability and transparency at DHS are…
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The seal for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen in the Commission’s briefing room during a meeting at FCC headquarters on Feb. 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC picks FDA, Army alum to lead its IT shop

Farhan Khan will take over for Allen Hill as the FCC’s new CIO after years of tech experience with the FDA, Army, DOT, FDIC and DOJ.
A sign marks the location of the Office of Personnel Management headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

OPM isn’t using its own dashboard for cyber workforce planning

A new GAO report finds minimal use of a dashboard OPM launched in 2023 to help agencies do data-driven planning for cyber workforce deployment and requirements.
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