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Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025 to protest against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, initiated by the Trump administration and DOGE. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Education CIO office lost more than half of its employees to Trump’s reduction in force, watchdog says

Some sub-offices were left completely empty, the Office of the Inspector General found using Microsoft Teams, since the agency refused to supply staffing data.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

GOP senator presses SSA over data protections following whistleblower complaint

Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo is probing the agency on whether the Numident database was accessed or leaked.
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James Walkinshaw, the Fairfax County Supervisor and former chief of staff to the late Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., speaks during the Congressional District 11 Candidates Forum at the Reston Community Center on June 24, 2025 in Reston, Va. (Photo by Craig Hudson For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

James Walkinshaw dishes on DOGE, data and continuing Gerry Connolly’s IT legacy

Running for his old boss’s seat in Virginia’s 11th district, Walkinshaw details his tech agenda in an interview with FedScoop.
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