Donald Trump
The OPEN Government Data Act is now law
Federal open data, and the role of the chief data officer, just got a boost.
Trump signs bill creating group to oversee VA’s GI Bill software efforts
A "tiger team" will draft a plan for fixing the issue and provide updates on the implementation of that plan to Congress.
Senate starts 2019 with confirmations of VA CIO, OSTP director
James Paul Gfrerer was confirmed to the role of VA CIO and Kelvin Droegemeier is now officially the director of OSTP.
2018 in review: Government leadership can’t get enough AI
The executive and legislative branches grappled with questions of research and development funding and tech regulation in 2018.
The OPEN Government Data Act is on its way to being law
The legislation will require that all non-sensitive government data is made available in machine readable formats by default.
Partial shutdown hits government, could be a long one
The Office of Management and Budget issued guidance late Friday night ordering the agencies affected to begin executing "plans for an orderly shutdown due to the absence of appropriations."
