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The government had argued that the State Department's planned reorganization fell outside the scope of a judge's order that blocked governmentwide RIFs.

"OTAs were originally designed to procure things like [R&D] or prototypes. What I'm seeing now is OTAs...not in those categories at all," said Barbara Kinosky.

Sen. Gary Peters wants to strengthen agency oversight and management of software that could lead to billions of dollars in savings.

GSA still must answer several questions before it can take over the management of NASA, NITAAC IT GWACs.

The project also comes at a time when the IRS is sharing its sensitive data with DHS and DOGE officials.

"It's really important that any administration protect the American people and the American businesses' privacy of any data that's collected," said Nick Hart.

A federal judge has ordered OPM to detail the level of access granted to "DOGE agents," as well as whether they received proper training and vetting.

In a new turn of events, the rebranded "U.S. DOGE Service" has sent recruiting pitches to multiple federal employees in recent weeks.

Judge Denise Cote granted a preliminary injunction that will restrict how DOGE can access OPM databases. The scope of the injunction is still to be determined.

Connolly also highlighted potential issues with the IRS’s data-sharing agreements with the Department of Homeland Security.