Exec Order Puts CTO, CIO In Charge of Federal Open Data Repository
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Federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel will oversee an online repository of government information intended to ...
House Debt Ceiling Bill Prioritizes Bond, Social Security Payments
The House passed legislation Thursday that will allow the government to borrow funds to pay bondholders and retirees if Congress does not raise the federal debt ceiling, Reuters reports.
Rachelle ...
Reports: Jeff Zients, Shelley Metzenbaum Depart OMB
Jeff Zients and Shelley Metzenbaum (pictured left to right)
Jeff Zients has left the Office of Management and Budget after four years at the agency as deputy director for management ...
White House Saves $5B From Automatic DoD Spending Cuts
The White House has announced that it will restore $4.9 billion out of the $85 billion to be cut from the Defense Department budget due to sequestration, according to a Bloomberg article.
Brian ...
Report: Scott Gould to Leave The VA in May
Scott Gould
Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Scott Gould will step down from his position and leave the agency May 17, Federal News Radio reports.
Jason Miller writes Gould was confirmed ...
Rep. Mike Rogers Urges Obama Administration to Intervene in Syria
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., the chairman of the House intelligence committee, has called on the U.S. government to act on the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical warfare, ...
Ben Cardin Questions China’s Sincerity in White House Cyber Talks
Rep. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs subcommittee, recently questioned how sincere China’s government will be in discussions ...
Sylvia Burwell Confirmed to Head OMB
Sylvia Burwell (pictured right)
The Senate unanimously voted Wednesday to confirm Sylvia Burwell as director of the Office of Management and Budget, nearly a month after President Barack ...
Report: White House Mulls Sanctions, Indictments to Counter China Cyber Attacks
The White House is considering actions trade sanctions, indictments in U.S. courts and several cyber defense and offensive measures aimed at countering cyber attacks alleged to have ...
Ernest Moniz to Face Full Senate Vote as Energy Secretary Nominee
Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz, a White House scientific adviser, was approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as energy secretary by a 21-1 vote.
Moniz will face a ...
