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NSA cyber chief to retire at end of month, people familiar say

Dave Luber’s planned retirement comes as the intelligence community has already undergone several workforce changes under the Trump administration.

Most major agencies must pause RIFs for at least two weeks, judge orders

Court finds the Trump administration has likely acted unlawfully in instituting widespread layoffs.

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State Dept. cuts poised to be more severe than previously outlined with 3,400 employees on the chopping block

There were bipartisan concerns from lawmakers about a planned break-up of the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, according to meeting notes. Office eliminations are expected by June 2.

Palantir alum appointed to top tech role at HHS

Clark Minor is the new chief information officer at HHS, where he replaces a federal executive that departed last week.

Key data leadership roles are becoming vacant as DOGE pushes for access

Trump signed the Evidence Act in 2019, but now many of the roles associated with it are unoccupied.

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Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently

Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.

IRS reverses staffing gains made under Biden

The tax agency has shed over 20,000 employees through the deferred resignation program, and more significant cuts are still expected.

Kirsten Davies tapped to be DOD CIO

Davies has a largely private sector background and would be expected to take the place of Katie Arrington, who is currently acting DOD CIO.

USPTO’s emerging tech and AI head to leave agency

Jerry Ma, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s director of emerging technology and chief artificial intelligence officer, said the Trump administration “will likely preside over the most consequential period thus far in AI's history.”

SpaceX alum tapped as Interior CIO

Interior is the latest federal agency to undergo leadership turnover in its technology shop since Trump took office in January.

Treasury’s acting CIO to depart

The change leaves the Treasury Department’s tech leadership bench practically empty.

House Republicans advance plan to cut federal worker benefits and undermine civil service protections

One Republican who voted against the measure said efforts to reduce existing federal workers’ pension benefits will fail if put to a vote before the full House.

Meet the former feds organizing against purported DOGE ‘destroyers’

We the Builders, a group of current and former federal employees, is trying to spread information and support feds under Trump 2.0.

A DOGE aide involved in CFPB cuts owns stock prohibited by ethics laws 

Gavin Kliger, a 25-year-old DOGE employee tasked with assisting in the recent rollout of more than 1,400 RIF notices at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in several companies overseen by the agency.

Cyber champion Robert Metzger dies after cancer battle

The defense industry is mourning the loss of a legal expert, widely known as the "Godfather of CMMC," whose work on supply chain security helped shape national standards.

Some DHS employees told to send selfies to prove they are in-office as department suddenly ends remote work

Employees are not being promised a place to work, but must report to any nearby office and ask if there is space for them.

Connolly, top Democrat on oversight panel, will ‘soon’ leave post due to worsening cancer diagnosis

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has led criticism of the Trump administration’s attempts to overhaul federal agencies.