Federal government employment dropped sharply in October and continued to fall in November as cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this year began to impact employment numbers. Employment in the sector dropped by 162,000 in October and 6,000 in November, according to...
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...
DOGE has reportedly turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to drastically reduce the number of federal regulations. That’s according to a report Saturday (July 26) by the Washington Post, citing government documents and interviews with four officials familiar with the plans. The goal is to cut...
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...
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...
October 18, 2026
Elon Musk says his work last year with the White House distracted him from artificial intelligence development at his businesses. “[I] kinda got carried away, basically,” Musk said in an upcoming episode of the new podcast series, “The Builders with Walter Isaacson,” scheduled to premiere Tuesday (Oct. 20), per a report by Axios on Saturday […]
December 16, 2025
Federal government employment dropped sharply in October and continued to fall in November as cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this year began to impact employment numbers....
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...
July 27, 2025
DOGE has reportedly turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to drastically reduce the number of federal regulations. That’s according to a report Saturday (July 26) by the Washington Post, citing government...