The new head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, is working to make the agency a “digital-first organization.” With his private-sector experience and with help from Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers, Bisignano aims to make a technological overhaul of...
A federal judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive personal information at the Social Security Administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander granted a preliminary injunction Thursday (April 17) that vacated and superseded a temporary restraining order she issued March 20,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly resisted a request from the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team at the agency to access staff emails, personnel data, contracts and payment systems. SEC leadership, including Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda, pushed back on the request, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (April...
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly planning a “hackathon” at the IRS. Per a report Saturday (April 5) by Wired, the goal here is to create a “mega API” (application programming interface) that offers access to the IRS’ taxpayer data. The effort is...
March 03, 2025
If you’re tracking the mania in Washington, D.C., from a financial services perspective these days, you might notice that it’s starting to resemble a weather forecast. Last week was partly manic, with a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) nominee pledging before Congress to uphold the basic mission of the agency, only to find that Department […]
February 09, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new boss has put a hold on consumer protections. Workers at the financial regulator will work from home this week while their headquarters are...
November 23, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was supposed to last until next summer. Instead, the agency has essentially disbanded, Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 23), bringing a close to a program that was designed to shrink the size of government, but which drew criticism that it provided little in the way of savings. “That […]
June 09, 2025
The new head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), former Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, is working to make the agency a “digital-first organization.” With his private-sector experience and with help...
April 21, 2025
A federal judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive personal information at the Social Security Administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander granted a preliminary injunction...
April 15, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly resisted a request from the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team at the agency to access staff emails, personnel data, contracts and payment systems. ...