Congress

FILE - Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball's antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday, June 28, to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Senator underwhelmed by DoD oversight of government purchase card

Employees reported buying COVID-related services, but those turned out to be things like plumbing repairs and NordicTrack ski machines.

Federal Newscast

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Senator calls out USPS leadership as first-class financial failures

Federal Newscast

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Congress has gotten past the foreign aid argument, or at least its leader has

Congress

IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

Agency Oversight

WEP, GPO, Social security

Repeal or reform? House lawmakers weigh responses to WEP, GPO

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One prescription for runaway Medicare costs

Pay & Benefits

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First Look

White House-backed bill to preserve pandemic fraud analytics tools introduced in House

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With the FISA fight over, what’s next for Congress?

Congress

Small business, SBA, contracting

First Look

GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

Workforce

Lawmakers push skills-based hiring for federal contractors

Hiring/Retention

New Congressional task force looks to make sure it’s not left behind by AI advancements

Artificial Intelligence

FILE - This April 19, 2019 file photo shows a sign for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington. The Biden administration’s nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan to be confirmed for the job. Colin Kahl, who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, faced repeated questions on his previous support for the Iran nuclear deal and how he would approach that issue now. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Passing 2025 defense spending bill will be ‘particularly difficult’

“This year does feel particularly difficult. And election years can play either way. I think it is going to be rough,” said Jeanine Womble.

Defense

FILE - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Oct. 19, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. A major effort to overhaul care for Americans with mental health and drug problems is gaining traction in Washington as Congress and the Biden administration work on overlapping plans to address concerns that cut across political dividing lines. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)

Oregon Senator fed up with data breaches, blasts Big Tech, demands mandatory standards

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) cites a Cyber Safety Review Board report that blames Microsoft’s inadequate cybersecurity culture.

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Feds in fatigues too fatigued to properly do their jobs, GAO says

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The watchdog group found that military personal consistently get less than six hours of sleep each night, which could compromise safety.

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