Trump eliminates Biden’s digital identity and software security requirements in new order, claiming digital identity tools would help illegal immigrants improperly access public benefits.
Anti-vaccine advocate David Geier, hired by RFK Jr. despite lacking medical license, now seeks access to CDC vaccine data he was twice barred from reviewing.
DOGE deployed error-ridden AI program using outdated models to identify Veterans Affairs contracts for potential cancellation despite major flaws.
CDC shifts disease surveillance data to Peter Thiel’s Palantir system as Trump administration expands firm’s access to Americans’ health information across agencies.
Supreme Court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data, overriding privacy protections despite three justices’ dissent.
Former HHS employees sue over 10,000 job cuts claiming department used “error-ridden” personnel data with wrong performance ratings and office locations to make termination decisions.
Trump’s government hiring freeze forces Labor Department to reduce inflation data collection as economists warn the cuts could make inflation measurements less accurate.
Trump officials delayed and redacted Agriculture Department farm trade report because it projected a record $49.5 billion deficit this year that contradicted administration messaging on tariffs reducing trade imbalances.
Customs and Border Protection collected DNA from 133,000 migrant children as young as 4 and uploaded genetic data to FBI criminal database designed for violent offenders.
Trump administration expands Palantir contracts to compile comprehensive database on all Americans from IRS, Social Security, medical and banking records to advance political agenda and police immigrants.
