Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker delivered a speech at an Esri event on the opportunities open data could present to the economy, how it could help businesses gain actionable insights and also to save citizensâ
MoreThe CIAÂ is set to roll out a $600 million Amazon Web Services-developed cloud infrastructure in the summer for intelligence agencies to share information, Nextgov reported Friday. Frank Konkel writes 17 agencies within
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The U.S. State Department will undertake a study that could bring changes to export regulations for unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Ken Handelman, deputy assistant secretary
MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration plans to issue draft regulations governing commercial use of small unmanned aerial systems by the end of this year, Aviation International News reported Friday. Bill Carey writes that
MoreAnne Rung, a senior adviser in the Office of Management and Budget and a former official at the General Services Administration, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the White House’s
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Shaun Donovan, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, has won Senate approval of his appointment by a 75-22 vote, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. He
MoreMatthew Olsen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will retire from the role after three years of service in leading the government’s counterterrorism efforts across the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies. “Matt and the
MoreJulian Castro was confirmed by a 71-26 Senate vote Wednesday to succeed Shaun Donovan as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Reuters reported Wednesday. Elvina Nawaguna writes that Castro will step down
MoreElizabeth Sherwood-Randall has been tapped to take on the deputy secretary role at the Energy Department, the New York Times reported Tuesday. David Sanger writes that she would succeed Daniel Poneman, who has
MoreLorraine Landfried will leave her post as as deputy chief information officer for product development at the Department of Veterans Affairs on July 19, FCW reported Monday. Adam Mazmanian writes Landfried plans to build her own
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