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Mark A. Calabria, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, answers questions during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on housing regulations during the pandemic, on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Astrid Riecken via Getty Images)

White House names new official to oversee federal statistical system

Mark Calabria is now the Trump administration’s chief statistician, replacing Karin Orvis.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies at a House subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Energy secretary signals reversal of some cuts to national labs

The White House budget proposal calls for $2.75 billion in cuts to the national laboratories, but Chris Wright told senators he’s “very open” to expanding the budget…
Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in challenge to DOGE record access at OPM

The ruling provides a win for administration challengers on the heels of several recent court victories for the DOGE.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2026 budget requests for the Department of Commerce on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 5, 2025. (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lutnick points to tech modernization plans as lawmakers question NWS staffing levels

Modernizing technology, centralizing data, and automation were among plans floated by Lutnick in response to bipartisan concern over National Weather Service staffing.
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