Gregory D. Cox, a 22-year FBI veteran and formerly chief of global counterintelligence operations, has been appointed to head the counterintelligence division at the bureau’s Washington field office. He started his FBI
MoreCarl Ghattas, formerly a deputy assistant director in the Directorate of Intelligence at FBI Headquarters, has been named counterterrorism division lead at FBIâs Washington office. Ghattas served as chief of the strategic
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Norman Bay, director of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission‘s office, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the bodyâs next chairman. Bay has led the office since 2009 and
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Dorothy Robyn will leave the General Services Administration in March as Public Buildings Service commissioner after 16 months at the helm, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Jonathan O’Connell writes Robyn wants to
MorePresident Barack Obama called for increasing investments in and emphasis on STEM (science, technology engineering and math) education in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Brittany Ballenstedt
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Amy Hess, formerly assistant director of the FBI‘s operational technology division, has been promoted to executive assistant director of the science and technology branch. She will oversee the branch’s criminal justice information
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President Barack Obama will announce an executive order to raise the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractor employees during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, USA Today reports. David
MoreThe Office of Personnel Management has released the results of a survey examining the viewpoints of federal employees. The 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey indicates a decline in scores compared with the 2012
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Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Gerry Connolly (R-Va.) plan to introduce legislation that would give the fgovernmentâs chief technology officer a larger role in making decisions on large-scale information technology projectss, Nextgov
MoreDanny Werfel has departed his role as controller of the Office of Management and Budget, Federal Times reported Friday. Sean Reilly writes Werfel, who served as OMB controller since October 2009, resigned
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