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GSA begins layoffs at TTS amid sweeping cuts to federal tech services

GSA begins layoffs at TTS amid sweeping cuts to federal tech services

GSA has initiated a new round of layoffs at its Technology Transformation Services (TTS) division, marking the most significant workforce reduction in the agency’s tech arm since the Trump administration took office. According to an internal email from TTS Director Thomas Shedd reviewed by Nextgov/FCW, affected staff began

DOGE’s IRS “Mega API’ hackathon raises alarms over data privacy, feasibility

DOGE’s IRS “Mega API’ hackathon raises alarms over data privacy, feasibility

DOGE is reportedly organizing a hackathon to build a “mega API” for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), aiming to centralize and cloud-host taxpayer data, Wired reports. The initiative, led by DOGE operatives Gavin Kliger and health-tech CEO Sam Corcos, seeks to gather dozens of IRS engineers in DC to complete

OTAs under fire: legal challenges emerge

OTAs under fire: legal challenges emerge

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisitions, long seen as a fast-track alternative to standard federal contracts, may no longer be shielded from protests. In a recent Federal News Network interview with Haynes Boone attorney Zach Prince, Prince explained that OTAs can still face legal scrutiny—just not through the speedy GAO