A new bilateral agreement with Japan and South Korea will tighten U.S. alliances in science, technology, and national security, the White House announced after confirming the agreement on President Donald Trump’s Asia trip. […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is partnering with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to accelerate the federal government’s notoriously slow technology procurement process, according to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is launching two online resources for federal retirees to more easily access retirement services, the agency announced Thursday. […]
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross on Friday shared details of the upcoming national cybersecurity strategy, which he said will offer “practical solutions” to align cyber efforts across the Trump administration. […]
President Donald Trump has declared October 2025 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month – making it the 22nd consecutive year of that designation. […]
President Donald Trump announced that military personnel and FBI agents will continue to receive pay under the ongoing government shutdown that has halted pay for nearly all federal workers. […]
President Donald Trump has put hiring power in the hands of his political appointees in his latest extension of the federal hiring freeze on Wednesday, while indefinitely stalling hiring that doesn’t meet certain exceptions. […]
The Trump administration has laid off over 4,000 employees amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a late Friday court filing from the administration. […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is looking for input in identifying existing federal regulations or guidance that may hinder the development, deployment, and adoption of artificial intelligence technologies within the United States. […]
Furloughed federal employees are not guaranteed back pay after the government shutdown ends, according to a draft White House memo obtained by MeriTalk. […]
The Senate voted on Oct. 2 to approve the nomination of Kevin Rhodes to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) within the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]
The Trump administration has cut off funding to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), disrupting independent oversight operations across the federal government and drawing swift bipartisan condemnation. […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing $50 million toward artificial intelligence-powered research for pediatric cancer. […]
Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Greg Barbaccia said on Wednesday afternoon that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is “fully committed” to the General Services Administration’s (GSA) FedRAMP 20x revamp. […]
The White House is putting artificial intelligence at the center of America’s research agenda in a Tuesday memo detailing the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) fiscal year 2027 research and development priorities. […]
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios on Wednesday outlined the Trump administration’s five-point plan for advancing quantum technology, declaring that U.S. leadership in the field is a “national security imperative.” […]
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios told lawmakers on Wednesday that building and exporting the artificial intelligence technology stack is the most important part of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan released this summer. […]
President Donald Trump submitted an alternative pay plan to Congress on Friday that would give most federal employees a 1% pay raise in 2026, while some federal law enforcement employees would receive a 3.8% pay raise. […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that orders additional federal agencies to end their collective bargaining agreements with federal unions. […]
President Donald Trump has tapped Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee Joe Gebbia to lead the administration’s efforts to fix “digital potholes” and redesign federal websites as the government’s first-ever chief design officer. […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order launching the “America by Design” initiative – a sweeping effort to patch the federal government’s “digital potholes” and make its websites both easier to use and more aesthetically pleasing. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has restored a public database that shows how funding is apportioned to Federal agencies after a federal appeals court last week ordered the Trump administration to do so. […]
The White House said today that it is overhauling the way that Federal agencies buy products and services in an effort it says will be more cost-effective and eliminate unnecessary regulations by streamlining acquisitions. […]
Lynne Parker, the principal deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), said this week she is leaving OSTP and government service. […]
Dean Ball, who played a large role in developing the White House’s recently released AI Action Plan, announced today that he has stepped down as a senior policy advisor on AI and emerging technology at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). […]
The Senate confirmed Sean Cairncross to serve as national cyber director on Saturday in a 59-35 vote, making him the third confirmed leader of the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). […]
A coming report from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) reveals that 71 percent of Federal agencies are managing all of their records in an electronic format – meeting a deadline set by NARA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). […]
Federal Chief Information Officer Greg Barbaccia has been appointed to the additional position of Federal chief AI officer as the Trump administration begins work executing on the ambitious agenda laid out in the AI Action Plan released by the White House on July 23. […]
Securing artificial intelligence data centers, building-up American semiconductor manufacturing, and training the workforce for an AI-centric world are among the Trump administration’s dominant priorities laid out this week in its new AI Action Plan. […]
The White House issued its AI Action Plan this week, which includes a recommendation to establish an “AI global alliance” with key allies to ensure adversaries do not get their hands on technologies that the United States is looking to impose export controls on. […]