Aug 2026
Official Action:
As part of a blog post hailing the 10-year anniversary of the launch of login.gov, GSA announces that it will be collaborating with the National Design Studio to revamp the design and interface of the site. This post does not mention that Greg Hogan had been detailed from NDS to run login.gov in GSA.
Official Action:
As part of a blog post hailing the 10-year anniversary of the launch of login.gov, GSA announces that it will be collaborating with the National Design Studio to revamp the design and interface of the site. This post does not mention that Greg Hogan had been detailed from NDS to run login.gov in GSA.
| Person: | Greg Hogan |
| Source: | Login.gov Strengthens Service for the Public and Agency Partners Ahead of 10-year Milestone General Services Administration, 8/03/26 |
| Agency: | NDS, GSA |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization |
Report:
Wired Magazine reports on how recruiting efforts for the National Design Studio are being led by Edward Coristine. Unlike other federal roles which have rigorously defined interview processes, an engineer candidate described the NDS interview as “casual to the point where I don’t think there was any process established.”
Report:
Wired Magazine reports on how recruiting efforts for the National Design Studio are being led by Edward Coristine. Unlike other federal roles which have rigorously defined interview processes, an engineer candidate described the NDS interview as “casual to the point where I don’t think there was any process established.”
| Person: | Edward Coristine |
| Source: | The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting Wired Magazine, 8/05/26 |
| Agency: | NDS |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization |
Oversight:
The GAO releases an analysis of the reported savings on DOGE’s wall of receipts. It finds that 96% of the claimed savings cannot be verified and that several contracts and leases were already being phased out when DOGE claimed credit for them. It recommends that the DOGE website should be updated to present the issues with the data.
Oversight:
The GAO releases an analysis of the reported savings on DOGE’s wall of receipts. It finds that 96% of the claimed savings cannot be verified and that several contracts and leases were already being phased out when DOGE claimed credit for them. It recommends that the DOGE website should be updated to present the issues with the data.
| Source: | DOGE Wall of Receipts: More Transparency Needed on How Savings are Derived from Contract, Grant and Lease Terminations Government Accountability Office, 8/07/26 |
| Agency: | DOGE, GAO |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Greg Barbaccia 1/27/25-8/31/26 |
| Position Title: | Federal Chief Information Officer |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia leaving government FedScoop, 7/03/26 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | Gregory Barbaccia named federal CIO NextGov, 1/27/25 |
Offboarding:
Greg Barbaccia leaves role as Deputy FAS Commissioner / Acting Administrator, Technology Transformation Services at GSA (exits govt. service)
Offboarding:
Greg Barbaccia leaves role as Deputy FAS Commissioner / Acting Administrator, Technology Transformation Services at GSA (exits govt. service)
| Appointed: | Greg Barbaccia 2/19/26-8/31/26 |
| Position Title: | Deputy FAS Commissioner / Acting Administrator, Technology Transformation Services |
| Source: | Federal CIO tapped for dual-hatted role at GSA GovExec, 2/19/26 |