DOGE

Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO

Sam Berry, who’s been at USDA for months as part of the Department of Government Efficiency, is the agency's new chief information officer.

Government pacing toward increased IT contract spending despite DOGE cuts

A new administration and new priorities haven’t slowed the federal government’s spend on IT.

The untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security

Former acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek said he first tried to collaborate with DOGE officials and then he tried to shield the agency from them.

Social Security announces leadership team light on government experience

The agency’s new leadership roster — announced alongside a reorganization plan sources say is short on details — is intended to bring a fresh perspective into SSA, its commissioner said. Critics argue they lack the expertise usually required of most agency leaders.

GSA deputy Stephen Ehikian to depart post

Ehikian — who, until recently, served as GSA’s acting administrator — is the latest day one Trump appointee to leave the government.

Judge certifies class in lawsuit on behalf of ex-USAID workers, contractors

Though a federal appeals court previously blocked Judge Theodore Chuang’s injunction finding the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the foreign aid agency to be ‘likely unconstitutional,’ the case is again moving forward under an amended complaint.

DOGE can maintain access to federal personnel data, court rules

The DOGE affiliates will also keep unfettered access to federal education and taxpayer information.

Democrat asks agency watchdogs to tally the cost of DOGE

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is estimating that the efficiency project has racked up around $21.7 billion.

Government layoffs are making us less safe in cyberspace, experts fear

There’s been a mass exodus of government cyber expertise during the Trump administration.

DOGE and other day 1 Trump appointees head for the exits at multiple agencies

The Interior Department and General Services Administration are seeing significant turnover in the leadership ranks.

Why a federal program paying employees not to work may violate spending laws

COMMENTARY | Legal scholar Madeline Materna explains why agency officials could be risking more than just bad press.

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State Department deputy Michael Rigas tapped as acting GSA head

Stephen Ehikian, who has served as the acting GSA administrator since Trump took office, will be staying on as deputy. Some in the agency speculate the change is due to DOGE fallout.

The U.S. DOGE Service is still hiring

The hires are intended to fill what used to be the U.S. Digital Service after many employees there left or were laid off.

NTEU Chief: The people—and the law—will insist that CFPB survive

COMMENTARY | "If a president objects to a federal law, they need to take it up with Congress, not fire everyone hired to implement it," writes Doreen Greenwald, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union.

Indeed: Job applications from feds level out after initial surge, but risks persist

The job search website also reported that major federal contractors are posting fewer openings, hurting opportunities for former civil servants looking for new work.

At some federal beaches, surf’s up but the lifeguard chair’s empty

Some of the nation’s most popular beaches managed by the National Park Service are now seeing lifeguard shortages due to a mix of budget cuts, DOGE layoffs and a federal hiring freeze.