The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memorandum to authorize agencies to use âexcepted service appointmentsâ as stated in the 5 Code of Federal Regulations 213.3102 to meet technical personnel requirements in support of information technology
MoreR&D Magazine has recognized researchers from the Energy Department for their efforts to develop new technology products or processes. DOE said Monday its national laboratories received 33 of the 100 awards given out
MoreFrontis Wiggins, chief information officer of the State Department, has decided to retire by Dec. 8 after a more than 30-year career there, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Robert Adams, principal deputy CIO of the
MoreThe House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved by a voice vote a bill that would reinstate a top cyber diplomat role within the State Department, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The Cyber Diplomacy Act
MoreNASA has chosen a science instrument that will support a Japan-led sample return mission to Mars’ two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The Mars Moons eXploration mission will be launched in 2024 to visit the
MorePresident Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate John Vonglis, a senior adviser at private equity firm Cross Range Capital, to serve as Energy Department chief financial officer. From 2002 to 2009, Vonglis worked at the
MoreThe Energy Department is allowing contractors to use Agreements for Commercializing Technology to forge new strategic partnerships with DOE-backed national laboratories. ACT works to help academic and commercial entities gain access to laboratory expertise, assets
MorePresident Donald Trump will nominate Alex Azar, chairman and founder of consulting firm Seraphim Strategies, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Azar previously served as president of Lilly USA, an affiliate
MoreNASA has announced that scientist Noah Petro will lead a CubeSat mission to study the sources of water on the moon. The space agency said Thursday the Mini Lunar Volatiles Mission or MiLUV
MoreThe Senate unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that would authorize federal agencies to collect voluntary feedback regarding public services, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017, introduced by Sens.
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