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Treasury’s acting CIO to depart

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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IRS to lay off taxpayer experience, DEI staff

It is not clear what will happen next to projects being done by the Taxpayer Experience Office, like making IRS notices to taxpayers more simple.

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Homeland Security CTO announces departure

David Larrimore, the agency’s chief technology officer and chief AI officer, said that April 25 was his last official day with the department.

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Ex-feds launch websites to help unemployed civil servants find new jobs

Many federal employees are looking for positions outside of government following reductions in force and the Trump administration’s push for workers to take separation incentives.

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South Dakota CIO to become deputy director at CISA

Madhu Gottumukkala will take over a position that has remained vacant since Nitin Natarajan departed the agency in January.

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Air Force’s acting CTO officially assumes permanent position

Scott Heitmann has been serving in the acting role since former Air Force CTO Jay Bondi departed the military branch in October.

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NSF director resigns

Sethuraman Panchanathan confirmed his resignation to NSF employees and the public in two separate statements.

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OPM proposes rule to formally revive Schedule F

The federal government’s dedicated HR agency estimates that 50,000 federal workers will be stripped of their civil service protections and become at-will employees.

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CISA officials who led Secure by Design initiative resign

Bob Lord and Lauren Zabierek are the latest to depart the cyber agency, as DOGE-fueled cuts and broader Trump reduction plans have placed it in the crosshairs.

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White House extends federal hiring freeze until July for most

The Trump administration’s halt on federal civilian hiring, which was supposed to be lifted Monday, will be extended through July, per a memo released late Thursday.

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Federal contract oversight employees contemplate resignation offer, as agency faces layoffs and mission realignment

Employees at the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs had less than two weeks to decide whether to opt into the second round of the deferred resignation program.

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Top tech leaders to leave IRS

The departures happen even as the tax agency has made controversial decisions to share taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security and centralize that data to make it more accessible.

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Deep cuts hit HHS tech offices

Current employees say that dramatic cuts to leadership and career staff within FDA and HHS have left critical projects at risk.

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Treasury eliminates offices and outsources work, with more layoffs coming

Initial cuts were focused on employees who provide U.S. Treasury bond-related retail services to investors.