The Monday appointment of Frank Bisignano, known for his Wall Street acumen and as an ally to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, as the new IRS CEO is raising concerns about how the agencies will handle taxpayer data between the two of them and other agencies as the Trump administration pushes hard on its priorities. Data handling at the IRS and at the Social Security Administration since President Donald Trump took office has already been a source of controversy, too. The po...| Government Accountability Project
Police are investigating a fire that burned down the home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein, who had reportedly received death threats for weeks related to her work. The post TIME Magazine: Investigation ‘Ongoing’ After House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. The post Associated Press: Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
A report issued Thursday accuses the Department of Government Efficiency of putting millions of Americans’ personal information in an unsecured cloud server.| Government Accountability Project
“This report concludes that DOGE is jeopardizing Americans’ most sensitive data, while its employees operate under a layer of secrecy that shields them from meaningful oversight and accountability,” the report’s authors wrote. The post New York Times: Democratic Report Says Disorder at DOGE Jeopardized Americans’ Data appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
