Jenna McLaughlin
Stories
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Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump
Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
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Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as director of national intelligence, overcoming skepticism
The former lawmaker faced questions about her level of experience and past comments about autocratic leaders, but ultimately the Senate confirmed her on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs
The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.
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Federal workers get a new email demanding their accomplishments
Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.
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Federal hiring is nearly frozen. For those who can hire, a new roadblock has emerged
Some federal agencies, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, are largely exempt from President Trump's hiring freeze. But they're hitting a new roadblock in bringing new staff on.
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DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them
The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff.
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Ferrets, water testing and future scientists at risk due to DOGE spending cuts
Interior Department employees say they have been scrambling to keep the lights on and do their jobs as budget cuts driven by the Department of Government efficiency team start to bite.
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DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why
DOGE staffers have skirted privacy laws, training and security protocols to gain virtually unfettered access to financial and personal information stored in siloed government databases.
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A lawyer who represented SpaceX looks to downsize federal contracting watchdog
The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws.
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DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems
New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.
