As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

The firing of Election Assistance Commissioners is part of Trump’s crusade to make it harder to vote and consolidate control of elections.

Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.

The effort is meant to infuse the government with young engineers, cyber and data workers. It follows the loss of almost 20,000 technology workers through the Trump administration’s efforts to downsiz...

Tax preparation companies and Republicans are pursuing their shared interest in torturing taxpayers

MOTION [2166449] to modify stay, to remand record, to hold case in abeyance filed by CFPB and Russell T. Vought (Service Date: 03/31/2026 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 3,486 words. [25-5091] (J...

Democrats want to bring back Direct File.

An automatically-generated and frequently updated site for presenting data on DOGE’s rampage across government, designed to work on large screens and mobile phones.

Practicing good “operations security” is essential to staying safe online. Here's a complete guide for teenagers (and anyone else) who wants to button up their digital lives.

The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.

The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in 2024 and 2025, who gave it high marks — although tax prep companies and R...

DOGE officials no longer take up residence in GSA’s headquarters. But its legacy on government operations will be a priority for its IG office in FY 2026.

Thomas Shedd, who heads the Technology Transformation Services at the General Services Administration, reported on his public financial disclosures that he is “on a leave of absence” from Tesla in a r...

The botched rollout of a federal website 12 years ago became a turning point for digital services across government.

A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.

Agency leaders say they want to complete the “vast majority” of its modernization efforts within the next couple of years.

Lindsay Young, executive director of 18F when it was shuttered, joins the podcast to talk about the appeal she and other 18F members filed with the Merit Systems Protection Board.

A group of roughly 80 fired federal employees are appealing their terminations to an administrative body in charge of protecting the rights of federal employees from partisan political practices.

Though Musk promised modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality

A statement about 18F’s appeal filed with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.

Code for America’s annual Summit brings the entire civic tech ecosystem together to work through our toughest challenges and celebrate the biggest wins in digital government. It’s an in-person immersi...

A conversation with a critical service designer and scholar

A central resource for all 18F guides and methods