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Government efficiency vs. performance: How federal employees can drive change from within

Government efficiency vs. performance: How federal employees can drive change from within

Under a new arrangement that civil servants in the Defense Logistics Agency conceived, the government sampled a range of commercially available items and bought more or fewer depending on what soldiers ate.


Trump names financial tech CEO to lead Social Security

Trump names financial tech CEO to lead Social Security

The American Federation of Government Employees SSA General Committee took a measured approach in a statement Thursday, defending the workforce’s recent progress on customer service metrics and offering to work with Bisignano if he is confirmed.


Despite critical report, Biden hasn’t taken disciplinary action against DHS watchdog

Despite critical report, Biden hasn’t taken disciplinary action against DHS watchdog

Confirming these diverse and highly qualified individuals is of paramount importance at a time when the incoming administration has made clear through its words and deeds a desire to skirt the ethical guardrails designed to prevent unlawful behavior,” the letter signatories wrote.


Lawmakers want to enhance HHS cyber engagement with health care orgs

Lawmakers want to enhance HHS cyber engagement with health care orgs

The growing number of cyberattacks targeting the U.S. health care sector in recent years has pushed a bipartisan group of senators to propose legislation that seeks to bolster institutions’ security practices and enhance engagement with federal agencies.


As Trump’s teams get set to deploy to agencies, concerns remain over his transition approach

As Trump’s teams get set to deploy to agencies, concerns remain over his transition approach

After an extended standoff in which Trump refused to sign memoranda of understanding with various parts of the Biden administration, the former and future president last week reached an agreement with the White House that will allow his landing teams to physically enter federal offices.


Musk’s government roles create ‘clear avenues for serious conflicts of interest’

Musk’s government roles create ‘clear avenues for serious conflicts of interest’

Musk’s reported behavior could pose serious risks to national security, and as CEO of a company with billions of dollars in sensitive defense and intelligence contracts, warrant reconsideration of SpaceX’s outsized role in DoD’s commercial space integration,” the letter to Kendall read.


Lawmaker wants the FCC to create an AI tool for identifying scams

Lawmaker wants the FCC to create an AI tool for identifying scams

“This legislation harnesses the power of AI to address evolving scam tactics,” Curtis said in a statement, adding that the online platform “would provide a secure, user-friendly tool to help individuals quickly determine whether a communication they’ve received could be fraudulent.”


Elon Musk brands UK a ‘tyrannical police state’

Elon Musk brands UK a ‘tyrannical police state’

LONDON — Elon Musk fired the latest shots in his war with the British government over the weekend, branding the U.K. a “tyrannical police state,” boosting a petition calling for a fresh general election, and sharing a documentary by a jailed far-right activist to his millions of X followers.


GOP pollster says survey data shows Americans would not support Trump’s efforts to reinstitute Schedule F

GOP pollster says survey data shows Americans would not support Trump’s efforts to reinstitute Schedule F

As part of his new administration, President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to revive Schedule F — an ultimately unsuccessful effort from the end of his first term that sought to remove civil service job protections for potentially tens of thousands of career federal employees.


DHS releases guidance for AI in critical infrastructure

DHS releases guidance for AI in critical infrastructure

Given that the report’s contents are voluntary, Mayorkas noted that he expects board members to help evangelize the guidance into practice across their industries, especially ahead of an incoming Trump administration that stands to change current tech and AI policy.


EU prosecutors target Camorra, Cosa Nostra in half-billion-euro fraud probe

EU prosecutors target Camorra, Cosa Nostra in half-billion-euro fraud probe

Accused criminals issued invoices worth more than €1.3 billion to trade goods through a fraudulent chain in which companies would claim reimbursements from national tax authorities in a scheme known as “VAT Carousel fraud.”


Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies

Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies

“During President Trump’s first term, his administration attempted to gut many of our negotiated union contracts, downsize and relocate federal agencies at great disruption and cost to taxpayers and replace tens of thousands of nonpartisan civil servants with political appointees who would blindly do his bidding.