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2026-06-15
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Barbaccia is leading the Tech Force initiative, working with approximately 30 private sector companies to bring tech workers into government. Ethics questions have been raised about Tech Force managers keeping stocks…
2025-08-15
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POGO's investigation (published August/October 2025) revealed Barbaccia's financial disclosure showed: (1) $100,001-$250,000 stake in Anduril Industries through a venture capital firm, and (2) Palantir stock holdings…
2025-06-15
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Barbaccia’s Palantir stock (valued at up to $15,000) is below the $50,000 threshold that triggers automatic disqualification under 18 U.S.C. §208 — meaning he could legally participate in Palantir procurement decisions…
2025-06-15
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The Tech Force program, which places ~30 private sector managers into federal agencies with retained stock holdings, operates outside the OGE Form 278e disclosure framework applicable to Senate-confirmed appointees…
2025-06-15
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Barbaccia's Senate confirmation testimony regarding Palantir stock holdings and conflict recusals has not been systematically compared with subsequent OMB procurement records for Palantir contracts, as of December 2025.
2025-06-15
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Barbaccia clarified in 2025 that while DOGE was no longer a centralised entity, its workers had been embedded within agencies and reporting to the leaders and chief information officers within those organisations.
2025-06-15
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OMB's internal conflict-check procedures for Senate-confirmed appointees like Barbaccia have not been disclosed in any public record, despite POGO's specific FOIA requests for Anduril divestment documentation.
2025-06-15
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In June 2025, Judge Denise Cote granted a preliminary injunction restricting DOGE access to OPM databases, finding OPM 'violated the law and bypassed its established cybersecurity practices.' The judge stated: 'Tens of…
2025-03-15
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CNN reported that Barbaccia informed federal ethics officials in March 2025 that he was fully divested from Anduril. OMB did not provide this information to POGO despite specific requests.
2025-03-12
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On March 12, 2025, Barbaccia sent an email to federal agencies urging them to refrain from terminating cybersecurity employees as part of the mass layoff directive from the White House.
2025-02-11
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Named as a defendant in the AFGE/AFL-CIO v. OPM lawsuit (filed February 11, 2025, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York) in his official capacity as CIO for OPM. The lawsuit alleges OPM violated the…
2025-01-27
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Appointed Federal CIO at the Office of Management and Budget on January 27, 2025, succeeding Clare Martorana. Described as 'the latest White House leader to have a connection to Peter Thiel.'
2025-01-15
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Identified as a 'DOGE agent' by the Revolving Door Project. According to Bloomberg, Barbaccia was one of the DOGE agents conducting interviews of civil servants following Trump's inauguration. Politico reported federal…
