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Jessie Bur

Executive Editor, Nextgov/FCW

Jessie Bur
Jessie Bur is Nextgov/FCW's executive editor. She has been covering technology and government for the past eight years and graduated from James Madison University.
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Trump orders structural changes to rules covering $1T in federal spending

The Tuesday mandate — which aims to streamline the way government buys goods and services — was accompanied by a second order requiring agencies to predominantly use commercial products, rather than custom-built.

  • By Natalie Alms, Ross Wilkers and Jessie Bur
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Announcing the 2025 Federal 100

Meet the 100 people that made outstanding contributions to government last year.

  • By Jessie Bur
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Fed 100 deadline extended to Jan. 7, 2025

You have a little extra time to get nominations in for federal IT superstars from the past year.

  • By Jessie Bur
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Nominations are open for the 2025 Fed100 awards

The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2024.

  • By Jessie Bur
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Webb proves a remarkable technological successor to Hubble

The first pictures NASA released from the James Webb Space Telescope demonstrate—in brilliant color—the advancements made in the technology.

  • By Jessie Bur