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Senate Democrats are calling on @SecVetAffairs to keep veterans’ #data provided by the VA or other Federal agencies out of the hands of Elon Musk and his @DOGE associates.🔒 #DOGE

House Democrats introduced a new bill aimed at preventing @DOGE and its leader Elon Musk from accessing confidential @USTreasury systems and #data.⬇️

NEW: @USOPM is calling on government agencies to provide #data by March 7 on current agency employee performance management plans and policies.

Join us on April 22 for the @Apptio Public Sector Summit and leave with valuable insights, actionable strategies, and innovative tools to optimize #IT investments and empower your organization's mission: #ApptioPublicSectorSummit25

Free on 3/13? 📅 Get ready to sham-rock the tech world at MeriTalk #TechTonic – gov IT’s happiest hour – to celebrate Paddy’s Day with Federal Chief AI Officers for the debut of our newest #AI research🍀:

BREAKING: A Federal judge in Massachusetts placed the Trump Administration’s “deferred resignation” offer to Federal employees on hold until Monday, according to confirmation from @USOPM.

NEW: The @USOPM is claiming that its email system used to contact all Federal government employees does not pose a #privacy risk.🔓

.@DHSgov and @TheJusticeDept are embracing collaborative software development to modernize missions, with container-first and cloud-first⛅ approaches accelerating digital transformation. Learn more from @RedHatGov’s Michael Hardee:

JUST IN: Lawyers for the @TheJusticeDept have agreed to temporarily restrict the @DOGE’s access to the @USTreasury’s payment systems.👇

ICYMI: The @SocialSecurity has named Michael Russo chief information officer. His first day was Feb. 3.

Is Trump’s hiring freeze impacting the Federal #cyber workforce? @BennieGThompson and experts from the @publicservice say it could worsen the growing #cybersecurity🔒 workforce gap.

NEW: The Trump administration is instructing Federal government agencies to remove the designation of “career reserved” roles for agency chief information officers.👇 @USOPM

Join us to kick off the first MeriTalk #TechTonic of 2025 on March 13 🍀– celebrating Paddy’s Day with Federal Chief AI Officers as we preview our new AI research report:

Mark your calendars for the 2025 @Apptio Public Sector Summit on April 22 in Arlington, Va. 📅 This government leadership event will equip you with #datadriven insights to modernize systems and drive efficiency: #ApptioPublicSectorSummit25

Long-time Federal government IT and #cybersecurity leader Karen Evans has returned to the @DHSgov as a senior advisor in the agency’s @CISAgov component.⬇️

NEW: Elon Musk, the head of the @DOGE, is making claims on his social media account that he had “deleted” the @USGSA’s 18F technology group.

JUST IN: Democratic lawmakers and a coalition of labor organizations are taking action through legislation and a lawsuit to protect Americans’ #data after the @USTreasury allegedly shared confidential data with the @DOGE led by billionaire Elon Musk.👀

#AI is transforming the #Federal landscape – but every agency must go at their own pace. In a new on-demand webinar, hear from Federal leaders at @TSA, @usairforce, and @USDOL to learn how they are building AI strategies for #mission success.

Join us on Feb. 12 in National Harbor, Md., for the @ServiceNow Federal Forum. Hear insights from top leaders at @NSF, @DISADOD, @DLAMIL, and more. Discover how agencies are leveraging technology investments to drive innovation. RSVP:

Trump administration officials have directed senior staff members at the @USOPM to make plans to cut 70% of the agency’s workforce.