France Cordova, former Purdue University president and board member at Science Applications International Corp. , has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as director of the National Science Foundation, the Journal
MoreAndy Ozment, formerly the White House’s senior cybersecurity director and retired Air Force brigadier general Gregory Touhill have joined the cybersecurity and communications office within the Department of Homeland Security. Ozment was appointed assistant secretary
MoreDavid Miller, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has joined NASA to serve as the agency’s chief technologist under an intergovernmental personnel agreement between the agency and MIT.
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General Services Administration chief Dan Tangherlini discussed the White House’s management agenda for the 21st century Wednesday during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. Tangherlini told lawmakers Wednesday in written testimony that the management agenda’s
MoreThe Senate Banking Committee scheduled a hearing for Thursday morning to discuss the nomination of Stanley Fischer as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, Reuters reported Wednesday. Fischer submitted written testimony Wednesday
MoreA Transportation Department official told lawmakers Wednesday that a funding shortfall in the agency’s highway trust fund could delay reimbursements to U.S. states carrying out infrastructure work, Reuters reported Wednesday. Elvina Nawaguna
MoreThe Commerce Department will start to publish the countryâs quarterly gross domestic product per industry starting next month, Reuters reported Tuesday. Lucia Mutikani writes that Carol Moylan, associate director for industry economic accounts
MoreThe Obama administration has released a series of goals and strategic plans aimed to encourage economic growth and long-term fiscal performance in agencies. Beth Cobert wrote on the Office of Management and Budget
MoreNASAÂ plans to award up to $87 million aerospace technology contracts to small businesses following the agency’s selection of 108 research and technology proposals. The agency picked 98 general element proposals worth approximately
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Robert Anderson Jr., an 18-year FBI veteran who has led the bureau’s counterintelligence division as assistant director since August 2012, has been promoted to an executive assistant director role. Anderson will lead
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