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Fired cybersecurity chief for Veterans Affairs site warns that health and financial data is at risk
A fired federal employee who oversaw cybersecurity at a flagship website for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is warning that sensitive financial and health data could be compromised due to actions taken by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency More »
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Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk's direction
The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon More »
Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE's acting administrator by the White House?
The acting administrator of the organization that is pushing for sweeping budget cuts across federal agencies is a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration More »
Trump moves to suspend security clearances of lawyers at DC law firm helping Jack Smith
President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of any security clearances held by lawyers at a prominent Washington law firm who provided legal services to special counsel Jack Smith More »
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s data shows More »
Trump directs government to consider possible tariffs on copper
President Donald Trump is directing the government to consider potential tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade More »
Judge extends block on Trump administration's sweeping freeze on federal funding
A federal judge has agreed to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars More »
Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid
A federal judge has given the Trump administration less than two days to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid More »
Social Security says higher payments are on the way for millions of former public workers
More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will see an immediate boost in their benefits More »
Prosecutors conclude Army veteran's Capitol riot pardon also covers a separate weapons case
The Justice Department has concluded that a military veteran’s presidential pardon for charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol also extends to his separate conviction for illegally possessing stolen grenades and classified information More »
