SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter takes home the government technology leader award. (Photograph by SITA) South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter walked away with the coveted technology leader award at this year’s Digital Public Service Awards. Hosted on the sidelines of the State Information Technology Agency’s (SITA’s) GovTech 2025 conference, the awards recognise excellence,…
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he planned to nominate E.J. Antoni as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump said in a Truth Social post that “E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE.” Antoni’s planned nomination comes after Trump fired former commissioner Erika McEntarfer hours after a…
President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt. In a Truth Social post that also directed even more fire at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee…
