HHS, Education, IRS among agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown
The White House disclosed at least 4,100 federal workers may have been sent RIF notices, a week after President Trump said he and OMB’s Russ Vought would…
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Furloughed Education Department workers ‘shocked’ after automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats
The apparently automatic email changes are raising fears that agency employees will be implicated in Hatch Act violations.
Trump’s push for more admissions data collides with a hollowed-out Education Department
Gutted research offices raise doubts about the agency’s future data integrity, several former ED staffers say.
Appeals court lifts block on DOGE access to Treasury, Education, OPM systems
The 2-1 majority cited the Supreme Court’s ruling to grant DOGE access to Social Security Administration IT and said a district court “abused its discretion” by issuing…
IRS data error likely affected millions of Education Department forms
A Treasury watchdog report reveals how inaccurate tax information impacted FAFSA requests, offering a warning to agencies as they follow a Trump executive order to spur data…
Judge says Treasury, Education, OPM can’t share personal information with DOGE
Sharing the personally identifiable information with DOGE representatives likely violated the Privacy Act, Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled.
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Federal judge blocks DOGE access to sensitive Education Department, OPM information
A temporary restraining order was granted to prevent Elon Musk’s DOGE liaisons from accessing personally identifiable information.
Federal judge denies request to block DOGE, Musk from seven agencies’ data systems
The state attorneys general who sought the temporary restraining order failed to demonstrate irreparable harm, the judge ruled.
On some basic metadata practices, US government gets an ‘F,’ per new online tracker
While OMB acknowledged issues raised by the Civic Hacking Agency’s gov metadata project, there are also real signs of progress.
Education Department has conditionally approved public generative AI systems
Agencies are wrestling with how to integrate the technology — while maintaining safeguards.