HHS names new technology policy, health IT leader
Thomas Keane is the second official to serve in the assistant secretary for technology policy role created under former President Joe Biden.
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DOGE took credit for his team’s work. Now, an OPM alum fights to get his job back
A group of RIF’d staffers are behind a class-action appeal to return to work, following moves that may signal a Trump desire to merge OPM, OMB and…
OPM outlines merit hiring plan, new SES process ahead of hiring freeze end
The documents paint a picture of who Trump wants to hire come July 15.
Former 18F employees file appeal of DOGE firings; Fannie Mae partners with Palantir on mortgage fraud detection
In a class-action appeal, the terminated members say GSA lacked a “valid reason” for firing them and targeted them as an act of “retaliation” for their political…
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…
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.
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Ex-Palantir executive Clark Minor listed publicly as HHS’s chief information officer
Taking over for Jennifer Wendel, Minor has been at the health department for months but his title wasn’t previously clear.
Leadership at DHS biometrics office asked cramped staff to bring their own chairs to work
The request was quickly reversed, but sources say space constraints are a major issue at the office.
NSF pauses closure of STEM equity division following court order, staff letter says
As the result of a federal court ruling, NSF told division staff it was suspending “several activities” it carried out last week, an internal communication obtained by…
OPM cancels its sole-source award for Workday HR services
The workforce agency terminated the $342,200 contract roughly a week after it was awarded.