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President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an education event in the East Room of the White house in Washington, DC, March 20, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

Trump orders tech modernization push for environmental permitting

Under the executive order, agencies must make full use of tech in environmental review and permitting processes for “infrastructure projects of all kinds.”
Office of Management and Budget director nominee Russell Vought is sworn in for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

GAO says OMB takedown of apportionments website violates federal statutes

The watchdog said OMB Director Russell Vought’s move to disappear the public tracker of funds appropriated by Congress is “very concerning” and undercuts transparency.
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Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks before a House hearing at the US Capitol on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountbility Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation met to discuss the use of technology at the US Border, airports and military bases. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Agency software purchasing bill reintroduced by House Oversight members

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking another run at the SAMOSA Act, a bill with strong support from a variety of tech groups.
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