Gebbia, who has led efforts to revamp the federal retirement process at the federal human resources agency, is the new chief design officer. Reuters reported this week that tackling problems at the Internal Revenue Service would be a focus, citing a government official.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem personally reviews contracts over $100,000, saving taxpayers $12 billion in 200 days through streamlined approval processes.

The federal government is trying to force Kilmar Abrego Garcia to accept a guilty plea or face deportation to Uganda, his attorneys claimed in a filing on Saturday.

His lawyers accuse the government of trying to "coerce" him to plead guilty by threatening to deport him "halfway across the world".

A German government spokesman said on Friday that Berlin has current no plans to recognise a Palestinian state because that would undermine any efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel.

The Trump administration says it's revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials.

The records shed light on the investigation of the black teenager's death, which galvanised the US civil rights movement.