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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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Natalie Buda Smith, director of digital strategy at the Library of Congress, and Jill Reilly, the National Archives and Records Administration’s digital engagement director, participate in an SNG Live event on March 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

Federal archival digital teams look to upskill staff amid governmentwide workforce changes

Library of Congress and National Archives and Records Administration experts discuss how they’re adjusting to staff upheaval while embracing automation.
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