David DiMolfetta

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Eric Katz |David DiMolfetta

Insights & Reports The State Department is moving forward with a plan to eliminate or consolidate more than 300 of its offices and bureaus, according to documents provided to lawmakers and employees on Thursday, leading to a reduction of more than 3,400 employees and 45% of its structural entities.

1 week ago | nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta |Natalie Alms

Former employees of the General Services Administration’s 18F unit, an in-house consultancy that helps agencies with their technology matters, filed an appeal to reinstate their employment after their positions were eliminated in March in a move that entirely wiped out that office. The terminated employees filed a class-action appeal with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, they announced Thursday.

1 week ago | nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta

A pair of nominees chosen to lead President Donald Trump’s core cybersecurity offices are expected to testify before a Senate panel next week, according to two people familiar with the matter. Sean Plankey — tapped to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in March — will appear before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on June 5, according to the people, who both spoke on the condition of anonymity because the schedule isn’t yet public.

1 week ago | nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta

A swath of division and regional leaders across the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have departed or are set to depart in the coming weeks, according to an internal memo obtained by Nextgov/FCW. Regional chiefs including John Durkin, Jay Gamble, Phil Kirk and Patrick Massey will depart on May 30, according to the email sent Thursday by CISA deputy director Madhu Gottumukkala.

1 week ago | defenseone.com | David DiMolfetta

Insights & Reports May 27, 2025 10:00 AM ET Cloud Industry A data-management-software firm whose clients include global corporate heavyweights was compromised by Chinese hackers that accessed the firm’s enterprise cloud systems and targeted its customers’ application secrets, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.