Dr. Ellen Williams, formerly chief scientist at energy company BP, has received Senate confirmation to serve as director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. She will be responsible for overseeing energy technology
MorePresident Barack Obama is set to appoint Brodi Fontenot, currently assistant secretary for administration at the Transportation Department, to the assistant secretary for management position at the Treasury Department. An announcement posted Thursday on the White
MoreThe General Services Administration is looking to buy real estate in Foggy Bottom or the Northern Virginia area as part of its plan to consolidate Bureau of Diplomatic Security operations. The agency
MoreAnn Mei Chang, a more than 20-year technology veteran, has been named as the first executive director of the United States Agency for International Development‘s U.S. Global Development Lab. She aims to
MoreThe U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Franklin Orr as undersecretary for science and energy and Joseph Hezir as chief financial officer at the Energy Department. The agency said Thursday that Orr, formerly director
MorePatrick Howard, a former chief information security officer for two federal agencies, believes that end users or stakeholders are important factors to consider for continuous diagnostics and mitigation strategies. Howard, a former CISO at
MoreDavid Laufman, a former federal prosecutor, has been named head of the counterespionage section within the Justice Department‘s national security division, Reuters reported Monday. Aruna Viswanatha writes the appointment is part of DOJ’s effort to counter cyber
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The White House has asked for public comment on a draft playbook for agencies developing or planning to run open government programs for better citizen engagement, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Emily
MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has rolled out a satellite-based approach route for arriving aircraft at three airports around the Washington metropolitan area. FAA said Sunday airplanes that fly into Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall,
MoreA group of former U.S. government executives will propose a blueprint to overhaul the Senior Executive Service next spring, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Emily Kopp writes several former high-ranking federal officials
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