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#personnel_change
9 events across 8 weeks
1
Damage
3
Hype
5
Noise
8.7
Avg Dmg
24.1
Avg Hype
WEEK 82
Jul 19 – 25
NOISE
2026-07-23
DOE Chief of Staff Coe Removed from Position
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
Damage
1.2
Hype
8.5
NOISE
2026-07-22
Ukraine President Zelenskyy Fires Military Chief Amid Protests
international · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
6.0
WEEK 76
Jun 7 – 13
HYPE
2026-06-07
Scott Pelley Departs CBS 60 Minutes Amid Claims of Political Bias
Information Operation
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
44.0
WEEK 71
May 3 – 9
NOISE
2026-04-27
GSA Appoints Greg Hogan to Head Login.gov
Personnel Capture
federal · broad
Damage
8.4
Hype
5.5
WEEK 67
Apr 5 – 11
HYPE
2026-04-05
Pete Hegseth Fires Army Chief of Staff General Randy George
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
Damage
23.0
Hype
68.5
WEEK 63
Mar 8 – 14
HYPE
2026-03-08
Kristi Noem DHS Tenure Ends with $220 Million Ad Blitz and Public Split with Trump
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
Damage
5.7
Hype
45.3
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-02-26
Cindy McCain Departs as Head of UN World Food Programme
Personnel Capture
international · narrow
Damage
0.2
Hype
3.8
WEEK 47
Nov 16 – 22
NOISE
2025-11-21
Trump Ukraine Envoy Keith Kellogg Expected to Leave Post
Personnel Capture
international · moderate
Damage
3.1
Hype
11.9
WEEK 8
Feb 16 – 22
DMG
2025-02-22
Kash Patel Takes Oath as FBI Director
Personnel Capture
federal · broad
Damage
36.8
Hype
23.3