Day: February 25, 2025

The acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency is a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration. The White House on Tuesday afternoon identified Amy Gleason as the acting leader of DOGE, which has been pushing agencies to fire employees, cancel contracts and make other budget cuts. Although DOGE’s cuts have been championed by billionaire Elon Musk and his associates, the White House has insisted that Musk is overseeing the effort as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, not a DOGE employee.

A group of staffers from the U.S. Digital Service, a White House office that was refashioned into Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, resigned on…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to come to Washington later this week to sign a critical minerals deal that is central to Kyiv’s push to win U.S. ongoing support of its war with Russia.

Sensitive financial and health data belonging to millions of veterans and stored on a benefits website is at risk of being stolen or otherwise compromised, according to a federal employee tasked with cybersecurity who was recently fired as part of massive government-wide cuts. The warning comes from Jonathan Kamens, who led cybersecurity efforts for VA.gov — an online portal for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and services used by veterans, their caregivers and families. “I think they’re going to be lacking essential oversight over cybersecurity processes for VA.gov.”

The move aims to meet U.S. demand for greater burden-sharing in NATO.

The development outside of Houston has long drawn the ire of Texas Republicans who claim it’s a haven for undocumented people.