13 stories tagged federal-government, newest first.
547 points by cmrdporcupine | 496 comments
Reuters news article about a DHS order banning the Chinese AI DeepSeek from U.S. federal civilian agency IT systems; the capture shows only a device verification screen.
20 points by giuliomagnifico | 6 comments
Gallup poll report on Americans' trust in the federal government falling to record lows.
449 points by hn_acker | 206 comments
ProPublica investigation into how federal cybersecurity reviewers approved Microsoft's cloud service under FedRAMP despite serious doubts about its security.
441 points by rendx | 375 comments
A Wired oral history of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) told through accounts from federal workers.
514 points by magicalist | 676 comments
Science magazine ScienceInsider report that the National Science Foundation is abolishing its 37 divisions in response to presidential directives on research funding.
677 points by erentz | 255 comments
An open letter from former 18F employees announcing the March 2025 termination of all staff at the GSA civic tech unit and arguing against its elimination.
412 points by patcon | 331 comments
Nextgov/FCW news article reporting that the General Services Administration has eliminated 18F, its in-house digital services consultancy.
421 points by ChrisArchitect | 166 comments
Homepage of We the Builders, a site by former federal technologists sharing stories about the U.S. Digital Service and its contrast with DOGE.
697 points by perihelions | 1299 comments
The Atlantic article reporting that DOGE has obtained sweeping 'god mode' access to federal government data systems.
626 points by martialg | 1073 comments
White House page publishing the February 18, 2025 executive order "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" concerning presidential oversight of federal agencies.
574 points by firebaze | 498 comments
A Substack essay by Tracing Woodgrains recounting the decade-long story of the FAA's air traffic controller hiring scandal and efforts to expose it.
1402 points by medler | 2254 comments
WIRED article reporting on young engineers aged 19 to 24, mostly linked to Musk's companies, who are helping DOGE take control of federal infrastructure.
403 points by speckx | 142 comments
FedScoop article reporting that President Biden signed the bipartisan SHARE IT Act requiring US federal agencies to share custom source code with each other.