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Key Science And Tech Positions In Trump Administration Remain Unfilled

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President Trump speaks to the media during a meeting with Gov. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
President Trump speaks to the media during a meeting with Gov. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

A little more than a year after President Trump's election, hundreds of government posts remain unfilled. Of the 612 key positions requiring Senate confirmation, 258 have no nomination at all, including in the field of science and technology. That has raised some concern in Silicon Valley.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Recode's Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) about the positions.

This segment aired on November 14, 2017.

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