The Biden administration issued a last-minute executive order on AI infrastructure. And OPM has a new IT chief.

The Office of Personnel Management has created a new email account meant to collect reports of suspected diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, one of a series of moves the Trump administration has taken to slash DEI efforts across the federal workforce.

Trump has promised to accelerate the production of American-made AI to compete against China for global leadership in the technology.

Taka Ariga, the chief data officer at the Office of Personnel Management, said the agency is modernizing, better integrating the EHRI and FedScope databases.

OPM said technological advances necessitated the changes, but some stakeholders argued the modifications still don’t reflect current governmental needs.

Steve Hernandez, Education’s CISO, and Brian Bordelon, Education’s deputy CIO, have moved to new agencies to take on similar roles.

The Marine Corps veteran has served as OPM’s deputy chief information officer since 2021. Prior to that, he worked in various roles across the Department of Homeland Security for eight years and spent seven years as the chief of staff for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Office of Information Technology.

The order will deploy 1,500 troops to build physical barriers, but they will not be used for law enforcement, a military official says.

Sutton was convicted in September 2024 of second-degree murder, conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison. The same jury convicted Zabavsky of conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice and he was sentenced to 4 years. Both were free on appeal.

Elon Musk has poured cold water over a multi-billionaire dollar AI project announced by Donald Trump on Monday.

His appointment comes roughly a week after Melvin Brown II took over that role following former CIO Guy Cavallo’s retirement from federal service. Details about Hogan’s background or experience weren’t immediately clear.