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class="front-page__featured-island"> <div class="featured-island"> <div class="featured-island__container"> <div class="featured-island__hero has-color-images"> <article class="post-item post-item--featured-hero "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/nsf-terminates-168-probationary-employees-federal-firings/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="600" height="399" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/03/NSF-Entry-at-dusk-2048x1363.jpg?w=600" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-md size-ratio-1-1-md wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/03/NSF-Entry-at-dusk-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/03/NSF-Entry-at-dusk-2048x1363.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/03/NSF-Entry-at-dusk-2048x1363.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, 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class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/nsf-terminates-168-probationary-employees-federal-firings/"> NSF terminates 170 probationary employees, experts amid mass federal firings </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__excerpt"> The National Science Foundation terminated the employees Tuesday, the agency confirmed. </div> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/madison-alder/"> Madison Alder </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> </div> <div class="featured-island__secondary has-color-images"> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/doge-access-irs-systems-elon-musk-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="267" height="178" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?w=267" class="attachment-320x178 size-320x178 wp-post-image" alt="Internal Revenue Service building" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg 1920w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/GettyImages-1221422473.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> A view of the Internal Revenue Service building. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/doge-access-irs-systems-elon-musk-lawsuit/"> IRS, DOGE sued by union groups over access to tax agency systems </a> </h3> <span class="post-item__category"> <a class="post-item__category-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/category/federal/">Federal</a> </span> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/matt-bracken/"> Matt Bracken </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--hero-2 "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/judge-doge-musk-federal-data-agencies-ruling/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="267" height="178" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?w=267" class="attachment-320x178 size-320x178 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2198969599.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Elon Musk joins President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. 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</span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/matt-bracken/"> Matt Bracken </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> </li> <li class="featured-headlines__item"> <article class="post-item post-item--featured-headlines "> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/doge-sessions-gsa-staff-probationary-terminations/"> DOGE ‘touch-base’ sessions with GSA staff preceded probationary terminations, source says </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/caroline-nihill/"> Caroline Nihill </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> </li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </section>   <section class="podcasts-videos"> <div class="featured-media"> <div class="featured-media__container"> <div class="featured-media__items"> <article class="post-item post-item--featured-media has-color-images"> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/nsf-terminates-168-probationary-employees-amid-mass-federal-firings-federal-judge-denies-the-request-to-block-doge-and-elon-musk-from-seven-agencies-data-systems/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-51.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-51.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-51.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-51.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-51.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/nsf-terminates-168-probationary-employees-amid-mass-federal-firings-federal-judge-denies-the-request-to-block-doge-and-elon-musk-from-seven-agencies-data-systems/"> <svg class="icon icon--podcast" viewBox="0 0 27 27" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27" height="27" fill="none"><path fill="currentColor" d="M13.666.72c-3.115 0-5.668 2.469-5.668 5.524v6.455c0 3.055 2.553 5.524 5.668 5.524s5.668-2.47 5.668-5.524V6.244c0-3.055-2.553-5.524-5.668-5.524Zm0 1.06c2.561 0 4.609 1.995 4.609 4.464v.144h-2.859a.515.515 0 0 0 .048 1.028h2.81v1.027h-2.858a.515.515 0 0 0 .048 1.028h2.81V10.5h-2.858a.515.515 0 0 0 .048 1.027h2.81V12.7c0 2.469-2.047 4.464-4.608 4.464-2.561 0-4.608-1.995-4.608-4.464v-1.172h2.81a.517.517 0 0 0 .451-.255.519.519 0 0 0 0-.518.517.517 0 0 0-.451-.255h-2.81V9.47h2.81a.517.517 0 0 0 .451-.255.519.519 0 0 0 0-.518.517.517 0 0 0-.451-.255h-2.81V7.416h2.81a.517.517 0 0 0 .451-.255.519.519 0 0 0 0-.518.517.517 0 0 0-.451-.255h-2.81v-.144c0-2.47 2.047-4.464 4.608-4.464ZM5.862 9.535a.447.447 0 0 0-.353.45v2.57c0 3.957 2.85 7.28 6.6 8.012v3.292h-3.34c-.978 0-1.783.807-1.783 1.782v.755h13.296v-.755c0-.975-.805-1.782-1.783-1.782h-3.275v-3.292c3.75-.733 6.6-4.055 6.6-8.013v-2.57a.449.449 0 1 0-.9 0v2.57a7.258 7.258 0 0 1-14.516 0v-2.57a.448.448 0 0 0-.498-.449h-.048Zm7.306 11.144c.165.01.332.032.498.032.167 0 .333-.022.498-.032v3.164h-.996v-3.164Zm-4.4 4.207h3.742c.042.01.084.016.128.016h2.056a.526.526 0 0 0 .112-.016H18.5c.33 0 .548.217.659.498H8.11c.11-.28.327-.498.659-.498Z" /></svg> NSF terminates 168 probationary employees amid mass federal firings; Federal judge denies the request to block DOGE and Elon Musk from seven agencies’ data systems </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--featured-media has-color-images"> <figure 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https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/Exec_Pers_Rubrick_Header.png?resize=600,329 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/Exec_Pers_Rubrick_Header.png?resize=1200,657 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/Exec_Pers_Rubrick_Header.png?resize=1500,822 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/rethinking-cybersecurity-in-government-prioritizing-recovery-and-resilience/"> Rethinking cybersecurity in government: Prioritizing recovery and resilience </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/brendan-maccarthy/"> Brendan MacCarthy </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item 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768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/GDIT_ExecInsight2_3people_Thumbnail.png?resize=1024,561 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/GDIT_ExecInsight2_3people_Thumbnail.png?resize=1536,841 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/GDIT_ExecInsight2_3people_Thumbnail.png?resize=2048,1121 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/GDIT_ExecInsight2_3people_Thumbnail.png?resize=600,329 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/GDIT_ExecInsight2_3people_Thumbnail.png?resize=1200,657 1200w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/12/GDIT_ExecInsight2_3people_Thumbnail.png?resize=1500,821 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" 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href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/members-of-the-house-look-to-ban-deepseek-from-federal-devices-and-cisas-election-and-disinformation-team-is-being-dismantled/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-27.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-27.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-27.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-27.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-27.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/members-of-the-house-look-to-ban-deepseek-from-federal-devices-and-cisas-election-and-disinformation-team-is-being-dismantled/"> House bill would ban DeepSeek on agency workers’ devices; CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/dawn-zimmer-whos-been-acting-cio-since-january-was-replaced-by-a-spacex-network-engineer-and-scale-ai-will-help-the-u-s-ai-safety-institute-with-evaluating-ai-models/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-26.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-26.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-26.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-26.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-26.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/dawn-zimmer-whos-been-acting-cio-since-january-was-replaced-by-a-spacex-network-engineer-and-scale-ai-will-help-the-u-s-ai-safety-institute-with-evaluating-ai-models/"> Energy CIO replaced with SpaceX engineer as DOGE probes department’s systems; US AI Safety Institute taps Scale AI for model evaluation </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-media-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/a-federal-court-limits-doges-access-to-federal-financial-systems-and-opm-continues-to-target-the-federal-bureaucracy/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="164" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-14.png?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-1-1-sm size-ratio-1-1-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-14.png 864w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-14.png?resize=300,164 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-14.png?resize=768,420 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DailyScoop_thumbnail-14.png?resize=600,328 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/radio/a-federal-court-limits-doges-access-to-federal-financial-systems-and-opm-continues-to-target-the-federal-bureaucracy/"> Federal judge partially blocks DOGE’s access to Treasury financial systems; OPM asks agencies to identify career positions, low-performing employees </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/author/fedscoop-staff-guest/"> FedScoop Staff </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="latest-content__posts "> <div class="latest-posts"> <h2 class="latest-posts__title"> The Latest </h2> <div class="latest-posts__items"> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/federal-judge-again-extends-pause-to-deferred-resignation-deadline/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="224" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?w=224" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="Office of Personnel Management, OPM" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg 2016w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=224,168 224w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=449,337 449w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/01/FullSizeRender-2.jpg?resize=1124,843 1124w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> OPM’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. (Billy Mitchell) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/federal-judge-again-extends-pause-to-deferred-resignation-deadline/"> Federal judge again extends pause to ‘deferred resignation’ deadline </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/usaid-trump-openai-agency-work-musk/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/OpenAI.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/usaid-trump-openai-agency-work-musk/"> Trump’s targeting of USAID puts OpenAI’s agency work in doubt </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/deepseek-ban-government-devices-house-bill/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="253" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?w=253" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?resize=600,398 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?resize=253,168 253w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?resize=508,337 508w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196223475.jpg?resize=1018,675 1018w" sizes="(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on Jan. 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, Calif. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/deepseek-ban-government-devices-house-bill/"> House bill would ban DeepSeek on agency workers’ devices </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/treasury-doge-payments-system-trump-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/site//5/GettyImages-1243718423.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images). </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/treasury-doge-payments-system-trump-lawsuit/"> Trump DOJ seeks reversal of judge’s order to block access to Treasury systems </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/us-ai-safety-institute-taps-scale-ai-for-model-evaluation/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg 8126w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/GettyImages-1540568935.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang testifies during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation hearing about artificial intelligence on July 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/us-ai-safety-institute-taps-scale-ai-for-model-evaluation/"> US AI Safety Institute taps Scale AI for model evaluation </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/elon-musk-doge-treasury-payments-systems-house-bill/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg 6000w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/DSC01953-1.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Protestors of Elon Musk and DOGE gather outside the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/elon-musk-doge-treasury-payments-systems-house-bill/"> Musk, DOGE access to Treasury systems targeted in House Democrats’ bill </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/department-of-energy-cio-spacex-doge-elon-musk/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/GettyImages-1998633177.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> A view of Department of Energy headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/department-of-energy-cio-spacex-doge-elon-musk/"> Energy CIO replaced with SpaceX engineer as DOGE probes department’s systems </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/lawsuit-doge-access-education-department-data/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2196638450.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> A view of the entrance of Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/lawsuit-doge-access-education-department-data/"> Student group asks federal court to halt DOGE access to Education Department data </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/opm-asks-agencies-to-identify-career-positions-low-performing-employees/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="242" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?w=242" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg 1920w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=768,534 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=1024,712 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=1536,1068 1536w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=600,417 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=242,168 242w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=485,337 485w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=971,675 971w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2197495851.jpg?resize=1212,843 1212w" sizes="(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/opm-asks-agencies-to-identify-career-positions-low-performing-employees/"> OPM asks agencies to identify career positions, low-performing employees </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://fedscoop.com/russell-vought-confirmed-omb-director-senate/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg 1024w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://fedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02/GettyImages-2193480712.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Office of Management and Budget director nominee Russell Vought is sworn in for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. 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