President Donald Trump has assigned Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The White House said Friday Mulvaney will lead CFPB until
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A NASA-established independent review board has released a report saying the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope mission is “not executable†without additional resources and modifications to the spacecraft, Space News reported Sunday. The WFIRST
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Mark Esper, formerly Raytheon vice president for government relations, has officially been sworn in as the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Army. He said in a letter addressed to the Army community that his top
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Ajit Pai, chairman of Federal Communications Commission, has issued a draft order that seeks to repeal internet regulations the previous Obama administration introduced in 2015. Pai shared his draft Restoring Internet Freedom Order with
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Office of Management and Budget to increase its oversight and continue issuing reports on high-priority programs and U.S. Digital Service projects. According to a report
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The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memorandum to authorize agencies to use “excepted service appointments†as stated in the 5 Code of Federal Regulations 213.3102 to meet technical personnel requirements in support of information technology
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R&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
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Frontis 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
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The 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
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NASA 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
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