Executive Moves

Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., has been appointed to lead the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress as chairman. The new committee is intended to address the demand of U.S. citizens...

Steven Dillingham, President Trump's nominee for director of the U.S. Census Bureau, has received senate confirmation, The Washington Post reported Thursday. He will lead the nation's census efforts including the...

James Gfrerer, President Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of information and technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has received senate confirmation to fill the role, FCW reported Thursday. He...

Kelly Olson, acting director of the General Services Administration’s technology transformation services, announced she will step down from her role on Jan. 18, Nextgov reported Thursday. She's held the role with...

The White House considers Jim Webb, a former senator from Virginia, to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Defense, The New York Times reported Thursday. Deputy Defense Secretary...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kelvin Droegemeier, a former member of the National Science Board, as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Federal Times reported...

David Norquist, who has served as comptroller at the Department of Defense since 2017, will assume the role of deputy defense secretary on an interim basis, Defense News reported Wednesday....

Cheryl Rawls, who has served with the Department of Veterans Affairs for 20 years, was appointed executive director of VA's Office of Transition and Economic Development. She will consult VA leaders...

Maj. Gen. Patrick Burden, deputy commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan's Combined Security Transition Command, is being assigned to the U.S. Army's Futures Command to serve as  deputy commanding general for acquisition and...

Rear Adm. Robert Sharp, who commands the Office of Naval Intelligence, received Senate confirmation to serve as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Sharp will be promoted to vice admiral...