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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Russell Vought testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by JEMAL COUNTESS/AFP via Getty Images)

White House directs agencies to consider staff reductions in case of shutdown

In a message to agency leaders, the Office of Management and Budget said a funding lapse for programs means that they no longer have to be carried…
President Donald Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed at the “Winning the AI Race” AI Summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Emerging tech, energy, space among Trump administration R&D priorities

The White House released five federal priorities for fiscal year 2027. They come as administration actions face backlash from scientists and researchers.
Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., speaks to a reporter following a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

House bill eyes digitization to fix arcane federal permitting process

The bipartisan ePermit Act would create an authorization portal, new data standards, shared software systems and more, with new responsibilities for the CIO Council.
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Former federal workers protest against Trump administration policies in front of the Hubert Humphrey Health and Human Services building in Washington D.C. on Feb. 19, 2025. (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court allows federal workforce reductions to move forward

Multiple federal agencies had RIF plans on hold as a result of the lower court’s order.
A bronze sign marks the location of the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters building on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

EPA IT chief’s warning: AI can’t be used ‘to solve any problem’

Carter Farmer, who took over as the agency’s CIO in May, said organizations need to be better at “asking the right questions first” before immediately pursuing potential…
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Russell Vought: DOGE will ‘be far more institutionalized’ at agencies

The OMB director shared plans with House lawmakers for a post-Elon Musk DOGE, further entrenched in agencies and funded by the agency’s Information Technology Oversight and Reform…
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