Xavier Becerra's unwavering support for the Affordable Care Act helped land him the top job at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

More than 88,000 federal employees retired last year, which is on par with the number of feds who left in 2023.

An IRS watchdog warns the agency faces challenges hiring enough employees to replace the number of employees it expects to retire in the coming years.

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