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Russell Vought

Russell Vought testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill on June 30, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Democrats grill Vought over DOGE’s CFPB data dives

The agency’s acting director and OMB head struggled to get a word in as House Financial Services Committee Democrats hammered him on DOGE, website deletions and more.
Demonstrators hold signs as they protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in front of the CFPB headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Vought ducks Dems’ questions about CFPB website deletions, source says

A source with the Senate Banking Committee Democrats said the acting CFPB director hasn’t responded to a June 22 letter about the disappearance of 15 years of…
President Donald Trump laughs with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, Commecre Secretary Howard Lutnick, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and OMB Director Russell Vought during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

OMB eyes AI tool to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

Russell Vought told Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez that the White House is “working on technology, including AI” to use “in conjunction” with agency policy officials.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on June 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

No plans for a DOGE after-action report, Russell Vought says

The OMB director essentially acknowledged DOGE’s phase-out and told House lawmakers he could provide an “assessment” of the Elon Musk group’s work if needed.
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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.
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, formerly the Old Executive Office Building and originally the State, War, and Navy Building, is part of the White House compound and houses agencies within the Executive Office of the President, including the Office of the Vice President, Office of Management and Budget, and National Security Council, in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

OMB wants more information and data about government IT purchases

Monthly updates on approved contracts are aimed at identifying “waste, fraud, and abuse” and ensuring alignment of IT investments, per the document.
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.
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