"This is not an AI-driven downsizing exercise. This shift began years before the current AI wave." — Singapore's Government Technology Agency retrenched 93 officers on July 15 (first of three phases over two years; 7-9% of ~3,900 workforce eventually affected). Reason: shift from vendor-delivered project model to in-house product-ownership model. Chairman Chng Kai Fong EXPLICITLY DENIED AI as the driver (quote above) — this event should not be AI-flagged. Also covered by Mothership.sg and Human Resources Online.