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President Trump has issued a directive mandating NASA, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the departments of Defense (DoD), State and Commerce (DOC) to coordinate and drive U.S. positioning, navigation and timing programs. Space Policy Directive 7 seeks to sustain and modernize global position system infrastructure for U.S. and allied operations focused on economic, homeland and national security. 

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he is pleased with current efforts to drive commercial activities and strengthen the U.S. space industry as part of the Trump administration’s National Space Policy. He noted that with the Trump administration’s creation of the U.S. Space Force, investments in the space sector will be encouraged to continue.

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has said he will step down from his post on Jan. 20th and end his years-long FCC tenure. "I’m also proud of the reforms we have instituted to make the agency more accountable to the American people," Pai highlighted in a letter posted Monday. 

GovConDaily incorrectly reported on Monday that Christopher C. Miller had been confirmed by the Senate as the Acting Secretary of Defense to assume the responsibilities of recently terminated Mark Esper. In fact, Mr. Miller has not been confirmed by the Senate for that role of SecDef. Rather, Mr. Miller was previously Senate confirmed as the head of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. 

Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said he seeks to bolster U.S. leadership in emerging technologies as acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

The Senate has confirmed Army LTG Daniel Hokanson as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, MilitaryTimes reported on Monday. 

The Trump administration has announced on Thursday that it will finalize regulations that ban the United States government from working with contractors who use technology from five Chinese companies: Huawei, ZTE,  Hikvision, Dahua and Hytera Communications. 

President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order to modify the government’s hiring practices so that a job applicants’ skills will be given priority over a college degree. The current administration stated that the shift will allow the government to hire a more inclusive workforce based on skill instead of a person’s education level. 

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Department of the Treasury (DoT) have released a guidance to implement the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, the agencies reported on Monday. 

President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) into law on Friday to simplify the process for recipients of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to qualify for forgiveness.