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Senate Confirms Two For OMB, FEMA Posts

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 11th, 2014

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Senate Confirms Two For OMB, FEMA Posts

The Senate on Thursday confirmed by voice vote two Obama administration nominees for key positions at the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Anne Rung was confirmed to be the administrator for OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy, which helps shape the policies and practices used by federal agencies in procuring good and services. Rung previously was the chief acquisition officer at the General Services Administration. Joseph Nimmich,…

Congress

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Budget

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Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]