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1 day ago | nextgov.com | Nick Wakeman

The Office of Personnel Management’s plan to go directly to Workday for a comprehensive human capital management system has come to an unceremonious end now that the agency has cancelled that sole-source contract . OPM went through a quick sole-source justification process before announcing its pick of Workday on May 2. Part of the agency’s reasoning was the need to meet very tight deadlines set by the White House to restructure the federal workforce and implement merit-based hiring reforms.

2 days ago | nextgov.com | Eric Katz

Federal agencies cannot take any action to implement its widespread layoff plans across government after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration has likely acted unlawfully in ordering the staffing reductions. The pause came in the form of a temporary restraining order and will last at least 14 days, Judge Susan Illston for the U.S. Court for the Northern District of California ruled Friday evening, meaning agencies cannot issue any reduction-in-force notices through May 23.

5 days ago | nextgov.com | Eric Katz |David DiMolfetta

The State Department’s upcoming staff cuts are more severe than they initially appeared and are expected to impact around 3,400 employees beginning in early June, according to the agency’s briefings with lawmakers and employees with knowledge of the matter. The previously announced 132 office closures as part of Secretary Marco Rubio’s reorganization of State will lead to 700 jobs being eliminated.

5 days ago | nextgov.com | Alexandra Kelley

Executives from prominent artificial intelligence technology companies told members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Thursday that the global diffusion of the U.S. technology stack is critical for the U.S. to win the AI race.

6 days ago | nextgov.com | Nick Wakeman

A second group of nine companies has received letters from the General Services Administration asking them to participate in a review what the agency has identified as consulting contracts. Those letters signed by Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum asks the companies to provide detailed input on their contracts, broken down by agency and category of services. The companies also need to provide pricing information.