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Presidential Transition

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse located at 333 Constitution Avenue NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building houses the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit). (Flickr/AgnosticPreachersKid)

Federal judge denies request to halt agency probationary firings

The decision is a blow to attempts by unions to prevent the mass firings of federal probationary workers.
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David Sacks, the White House’s AI and crypto czar, speaks with President Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Chief AI officers must be preserved in the Trump administration

The new administration would be wise to keep CAIOs in federal agencies as it embarks on its AI strategy.
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Treasury watchdog will audit DOGE access to payment systems

The department’s deputy inspector general said the audit will examine access and security controls on Bureau of Fiscal Service systems.
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