IRS cuts about 50 IT executives; Treasury elevates Jeffrey King to CIO
The reshuffle in Treasury’s IT shop comes as the IRS cut about 50 IT staffers Friday.
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Trump to OSTP’s Kratsios: ‘Blaze a trail’ for science and tech supremacy
A letter from the president pushes the new OSTP director to secure global leadership in emerging tech, among other priorities.
Agency software purchasing bill reintroduced by House Oversight members; SSA swaps out DOGE staffers as CIO
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking another run at the SAMOSA Act, a bill with strong support from a variety of tech groups.
Trump order pushes federal government toward electronic payment methods; House Oversight passes executive reorganization bill
Republicans advanced a bill out of committee that would let the administration reorganize the federal government through amending rules, regulations and requirements.
Trump signs an executive order consolidating federal IT contracting under GSA; A new generative AI tool for GSA’s workforce
Within 30 days of the order’s issuance, GSA will take over as the executive agent of all governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) for IT, as designated by the…
DOD to shrink its workforce by 50,000; Pentagon turns its focus to 6G
Officials provided new numbers and an inside look at unfolding plans to dramatically reduce the Defense Department's civilian staff.
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Agencies that fired 25,000 federal workers comply with court-ordered reinstatements; House Democrat wants to modernize privacy law in light of DOGE data access
Roughly 15,500 reinstatements were a direct result of the district court order, while another 6,000 workers were already reinstated, per court documents.
Lawyer linked to DOGE is defending OPM mass email system lawsuit; DOGE staffer violated security policies at the Treasury Department, court filing shows
Counsel for the plaintiffs in the case flagged Monday that an attorney who played a role in efforts to shutter the U.S. African Development Foundation is also…
The Trump administration picks a U.S. CTO; Judge says the DOGE will likely have to turn over its records sooner rather than later
The White House’s CTO nominee earned a PhD from MIT and spent time at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. And, Elon Musk’s group is…
Former Trump tech policy adviser Ethan Klein tapped for US CTO
The White House’s CTO nominee earned a PhD from MIT and spent time at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.