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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Russell Vought: DOGE will ‘be far more institutionalized’ at agencies

The OMB director shared plans with House lawmakers for a post-Elon Musk DOGE, further entrenched in agencies and funded by the agency’s Information Technology Oversight and Reform…
An exterior of one of two Department of Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Services on Feb. 12, 2025 in Parkersburg, W.Va. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Judge OKs DOGE access to Treasury payment systems

Staffers with the group have been properly vetted and trained, Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled, allowing a handful of DOGE staffers to access Americans’ financial data.
A view of the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is pictured in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

HUD picks former EV engineering exec Eric Sidle as CIO

The agency said in a memo to staff that Sidle, a ChargePoint and Apple alum, “will use his invaluable experience as a tech leader” to help promote…
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Former Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Internal Revenue Service commissioner, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Billy Long wants IRS to take ‘clues from private sector’ on IT modernization

The Trump administration’s nominee to be IRS commissioner also said Direct File would be one of the first things he’d look at if confirmed.
DOGE leader Elon Musk wears a shirt that says “Tech Support” as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

GAO thwarts attempt by DOGE to set up a team within the watchdog

The congressional watchdog told staff it’s “not subject to DOGE or Executive Orders” after the White House efficiency group attempted to set up shop within the agency.
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