Among the last votes held before the new Congress was seated, the Senate Jan. 2 approved by voice vote a Trump nominee to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Kelvin Droegemeier, a meteorology professor and former member of the National Science Board, will take up a position that has remained vacant for the entire first half of Donald Trump’s tenure as president.
Members of Congress have been critical of the fact that it took Trump until August 2018 to put forward a nominee, in light of the administration’s behavior toward scientists working for the federal government.
Scientist groups have been supportive of Droegemeier for his status as a respected scientist and experienced public servant.
Jessie Bur covered the federal workforce and the changes most likely to impact government employees for Federal Times.
President Joe Biden announced Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 that he's nominating Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chair.
The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights could soon lose its executive director to a presidential nomination at the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
The former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs was 84 years old.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will chair the 2021 Combined Federal Campaign as it marks its 60th anniversary facilitating workplace giving.
The backlog of more than 3,000 cases at the Merit Systems Protection Board could take years to clear, if and when the Senate confirms any members.
Union leaders said exclusion from remote work fails to consider how reentry imposes commuting costs amid soaring gas prices and hardships on employees who are caregivers.
The Air Force says a continuing resolution could slow down its plans to award a contract for the E-7 Wedgetail in February.
Shell companies used fraudulent licenses to purchase radioactive materials, prompting calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to overhaul its licensing system.
The Pentagon and Silicon Valley need to team up. Ignoring the role of institutional venture capital in identifying, supporting, and scaling the most promising commercial technology firms is at best inefficient and at worst it is grossly irresponsible.
The Omnibus IV contract addresses four market segments that companies could be selected to provide services to the DoD: research and development; R&D support services; regulatory processes; and translational science and support services.
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