Sen. Jacky Rosen is asking HHS Secretary Kennedy to provide information about staffing levels in department CIO offices and IT shops.

Sethuraman Panchanathan has been at the science research agency since the first Trump administration.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the move as an effort to address the department’s bloat and bureaucracy.

Former data staff from the agency say they’re especially concerned about large transfers of data and the future of grants administration, after already seeing mismanagement and delays.

The decision impacts workers at 20 federal agencies and follows a ruling by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to nullify a similar district court order.

Ex-CIOs agreed that political appointees can be valuable changemakers, but some cautioned against a blanket policy, politicization of the role.

The decision nullifies a Northern District of California ruling that ordered thousands of fired probationary employees to be placed back on the government payroll.

The two memos follow Trump’s decision to rescind the Biden administration’s executive order on AI and review its actions — but much appears similar.

The State Department can and should be a shining example of a well-run government agency — all it takes is the will to do so.

When combined with retirements and deferred resignation, HHS’s workforce is set to go from 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees.