Steve Schleiker, the Republican county clerk in El Paso County, was contacted by Jeff Small, a consultant seeking access to county election equipment, which he refused, citing legality concerns.
"It's always going to be part of who I am, regardless of what my jobs entail in the future," former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee Tom Di Liberto told Business Insider. "I'll always be known as that, as part of that group of people."
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis plans to reduce its workforce from 1,000 employees to 275, marking a significant staffing cut of around 75%. This decision aligns with the Trump administration's efforts to decrease the federal government's size, viewed as overstaffed and wasteful.