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By Natalie Alms
NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com.
The Biden administration tapped former officials to senior slots at the General Services Administration, but the nomination of an administrator is still to come.
Katy Kale, who served as GSA s chief of staff during the Obama administration, was appointed to the post of deputy administrator and will serve as acting head of the agency until a top official is appointed and confirmed. Kale led the new administration s GSA transition team
Sonny Hashmi was tapped to serve as commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. He was GSA s CIO and deputy CIO during the Obama administration.
Without further action, we risk a longer, more painful recession now, Yellen told senators at the hearing to confirm her as the first female treasury secretary, highlighting soaring demand for food banks.
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The incoming Biden administration is pushing ahead on transitioning IT leadership as Trump administration officials turn over letters of resignation to end their tenures.
As is long-standing tradition, political appointees turn in letters of resignation at the end of one administration for the next administration to decide whether to accept or reject it, according to former federal CIO Tony Scott. In 99.9% of the cases . they accept your resignation and they have somebody else to fill that role, Scott told CIO Dive in November. I m sure the same will be true in this turnover.
So-called career officials, those not politically appointed, have greater chances of staying in their roles. They can, however, still choose to leave alongside an administration change.
The incoming Biden-Harris administration announced a $1.9 trillion "rescue" package to help Americans whose incomes have taken a hit from the pandemic, which includes a major uptick in technology spending to secure government systems and spur modernization.