‘It’s the shadow OPM’: How DOGE is using a once-obscure federal agency as ground zero for its plans to shrink government
The once-obscure Office of Personnel Management, essentially the human resources department of the federal government, is now ...
Trump Staffer Posts Fashion Influencer Videos at Work While Defending DOGE's Mass Layoffs: 'A Moment for Mixed Patterns'
McLaurine Pinover, a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management, defended DOGE's mass firings as a way to boost ...
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OPM walks back memo on firing probationary employees, leaving decision to agencies
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday updated its guidance to department heads that demanded the firing of ...
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers ...
Firings at US agency foreshadow second wave of mass government layoffs
The U.S. government's human resources agency is rushing to shut down and drastically shrink entire departments in what sources say will serve as a template for a second wave of mass layoffs in the ...
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OPM to review potential risks from DOGE’s access to sensitive federal systems
The efforts by the Office of Personnel Management — the federal government’s human resources agency — come after Democratic lawmakers and security researchers have repeatedly sounded the ...
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OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed
The Trump administration has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to provide a list of all probationary employees to the Office of Personnel Management, adding a disclaimer that OPM is ...
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OPM inspector general will examine DOGE access to IT systems
An Office of Personnel Management watchdog investigation into cybersecurity risks on government networks and the potential exposure of sensitive information will include an examination of DOGE access ...
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‘It’s the shadow OPM’: How DOGE is using a once-obscure federal agency as ground zero for its plans to shrink government
The once-obscure Office of Personnel Management, essentially the human resources department of the federal government, is now ground zero for Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...