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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks as (L-R) CEO of Social Capital Chamath Palihapitiya, White House “AI and Crypto Czar” David Scahs, U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates listen during a dinner at the State Dining Room of the White House on September 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump’s Tech Force treads familiar ground for former government tech leaders

One former U.S. Digital Service worker called the new project a ‘slap in the face’ to those laid off at the beginning of the Trump administration. 
Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. Since his inauguration, US President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally dismantle federal agencies and fired thousands of government workers. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. judge orders rescission of RIFs that likely ran afoul of shutdown deal

The ruling is a victory for federal worker unions that argued several agencies violated a prohibition on RIFs in Congress’s shutdown-ending resolution.
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Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., speaks onstage at the 2024 CARE International Women’s Day Dinner at National Museum of the American Indian on March 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CARE)

New bill aims to narrow AI hiring gap between government and industry

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation would overhaul agency and OPM hiring practices for artificial intelligence and tech talent.
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)

Trump administration outlines details for centralized HR effort 

The two-year plan will see at least eight agencies transition to the platform in fiscal 2026, with the remaining agencies transitioning in 2027.
Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

OPM ‘loyalty question’ pushes potential agency applicants away, court documents show

Pseudonymous declarations from four federal workers paint a picture of a policy “having its intended impact” of politicizing agency work, an attorney for the plaintiffs says.
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