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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the WHite House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the WHite House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech

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Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the WHite House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Trump is wielding — and renaming — the US Digital Service in service of the DOGE.

  • By Natalie Alms
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Trump axes Biden’s AI executive order

President Donald Trump vowed to repeal the order during campaigning and in his presidential platform.

  • By Natalie Alms
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2 CIOs elevated to acting agency heads as Trump takes office

The tech leaders at USDA and USAID will head their agencies in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms Trump’s nominees for the permanent roles.

  • By David DiMolfetta
Emerging Tech

Trump, Musk set sights on Mars

NASA is still developing technologies necessary to send humans to Mars.

  • By Frank Konkel
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TSA head who oversaw pipeline cyber rules pushed out by Trump

The TSA under David Pekoske oversaw sweeping pipeline and rail cybersecurity directives as part of a broader Biden-era push to bolster U.S. cyber posture. It’s unclear why he was asked to leave.

  • By David DiMolfetta
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What Trump’s inaugural address means for federal employees

Many of Trump’s expected Day 1 executive orders will impact government workers.

  • By Sean Michael Newhouse
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Trump to again freeze federal hiring

The new president will allow some exceptions, but says the freeze is necessary to root out "useless and overpaid" activists from federal rolls.

  • By Eric Katz
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GSA will ‘recommit’ to ‘founding purpose,’ says acting administrator

Stephen Ehikian, previously of Salesforce, has been tapped to serve as GSA’s acting administrator. 

  • By Natalie Alms
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IRS chief to step down upon Trump's inauguration, well before his term expires

The announcement follows Trump's decision to replace Biden's top tax collection official.

  • By Eric Katz
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Trump’s DHS pick says CISA is ‘far off-mission’ and should be smaller

Current South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wants CISA to be “refocused” on critical infrastructure and to no longer address mis- or disinformation efforts online.

  • By David DiMolfetta and Edward Graham
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US sanctions Chinese firm behind sweeping Salt Typhoon telecom hacks

The Treasury Department also sanctioned an individual involved in recent Chinese hacks into its own systems.

  • By David DiMolfetta
Ideas

Why CIOs should prioritize people and process

The next level of transformation for federal IT organizations can only happen when we prioritize these pillars.

  • By Melvin Brown II
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Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0

Ron Ash sees agencies as having opportunities ahead to modernize legacy systems and improve efficiency by harnessing the power of new tools like agentic artificial intelligence.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Space companies say cyber threat intelligence is often overclassified, unactionable

Space and aerospace industry feedback from a series of government-run workshops noted that such threat intelligence is difficult to translate into actionable cyber efforts.

  • By David DiMolfetta
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Trump’s pick for OMB chief defends removing civil service protections, withholding appropriated funds

Russ Vought laments "weaponized bureaucracies" as he draws bipartisan criticism for declining to commit to following spending laws.

  • By Eric Katz
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Trump’s Treasury pick pledges to keep IRS Direct File open this tax season

Scott Bessent, Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, said that he would have to study the long-term future of the tool. Republicans on Capitol Hill, however, have panned Direct File.

  • By Natalie Alms
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Industry tech executive Casey Coleman heads to ServiceNow

She previously worked at Salesforce, in addition to other industry and government positions.

  • By Frank Konkel
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Trump taps IBM’s Darío Gil for Energy’s undersecretary for science and innovation

Gil previously served on Trump’s President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology under his first administration.

  • By Alexandra Kelley
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Biden signs executive order inspired by lessons from recent cyberattacks

The order gives CISA more eyes to hunt cyber threats on government networks and directs agencies and contractors to be more transparent about the security of their software stockpiles.

  • By David DiMolfetta
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Salt Typhoon breach was first detected on federal networks, CISA head says

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said the group was first detected “before we understood it was Salt Typhoon.”

  • By Edward Graham