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Trump cyber nominees expected to testify next week, people familiar say

An unreleased telecom vulnerabilities report is being used as leverage to block one of the nominees from full confirmation in the Senate.

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VA-based DOGE associate gets ‘the boot’ after publicly discussing his work

Sahil Lavingia detailed in a personal blog how the reality of hunting inefficiencies at the Department of Veterans Affairs was not what he had expected.

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Top CISA division chiefs depart amid broader agency reduction plans

The staffing shake-up comes as former officials argue that diminishing staff at the government’s primary cybersecurity agency is ill-advised given today’s escalating threat landscape.

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Booz Allen plans 7% workforce cut

The civil business is where Booz Allen will focus most of these layoffs as part of broader “resetting and restructuring” of that business, the company's CEO and finance chief told investors.

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Most major agencies are now indefinitely barred from issuing mass layoffs

The Trump administration's plans to reorganize agencies are "likely unconstitutional," judge says.

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Judge says she is inclined to further pause layoffs at most major agencies

RIF plans have been frozen for two weeks, but federal court suggests they are unconstitutional and implementation will remain prohibited indefinitely.

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New SSA chief praises DOGE for ‘making things better’

Frank Bisignano said he has no current plans to institute further reductions in force and hopes to use AI to make the historically sluggish Social Security disability determination processes move faster.

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More than 2,100 GSA employees have accepted deferred resignations

Combined with those employees that have been impacted by reductions in force, the losses amount to nearly a quarter of what the agency’s workforce totals were last fall.

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Judge overturns firing of Democrats on intelligence and privacy oversight body

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has played a major role as a watchdog of controversial intelligence collection programs.

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Gerry Connolly remembered for his passion and bipartisanship

The long-time representative from Northern Virginia has died at 75 following a battle with cancer. He is being remembered for his advocacy of federal workers and the contractor community as well as championing initiatives to improve how the government buys goods and services.

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CISA’s deputy cyber chief plans to depart 

Matt Hartman’s final day is not known but his departure was announced Tuesday.

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Dragos policy executive to be CISA’s chief of legislative affairs

In a recent interview, Kate Diemidio said she wanted government-industry information-sharing mechanisms to improve and for CISA to deliver more actionable data back to the private sector.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.