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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a confirmation hearing for President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for national intelligence director Avril Haines before the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP)

Warner, Rubio push to extend contractor pandemic relief authorities

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are pressing Senate leadership to extend 3610 authorities through Sept. 30.

Acquisition Policy

Senators seek bigger role, more doses for VA in vaccine distribution efforts

Veterans Affairs

SolarWinds fallout sparks calls for mandatory incident reporting, repercussions after cyber attacks

Cybersecurity

Schedule F is gone, but the debate continues in Congress

Workforce

USPS 10-year plan looks to redefine ‘unachievable’ service standards

Agency Oversight

Flatter defense budgets means Congress will look for savings and legacy cuts

Defense

USPS awards next-generation vehicle contract to Oshkosh Defense

Contracting

Committee Ranking Member Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WVa., speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., as she testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be Secretary of Energy, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Key senators oppose Biden budget pick, confirmation at risk

Congress

Congress is delving deep into some nitty-gritty governmental issues

Congress

FILE - This Friday, March 17, 2019 file photo shows the main entrance to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. Nearly 200 Americans evacuated from China because of the new virus are

Congress to probe how military bases fared during paralyzing winter storms

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Supply remains VA’s biggest hurdle in vaccinating broader veteran population

Veterans Affairs

A woman gets her shot of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine at the Magdalena Contreras borough of Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, as Mexico begins to vaccinate people over the age of 60 against the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

DMV lawmakers want government to have its own batch of COVID vaccines for federal workers

In today’s Federal Newscast, lawmakers in the national capital region say the federal government should get its own supply to vaccinate federal workers.

Federal Newscast

Office that oversees congressional employee rights having a busier new year than normal

For how they’re faring, Federal Drive with Tom Temin checked in with the Executive Director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Susan Tsui…

Congress

Library of Congress completes major project to preserve early presidential papers

Congress

The Library of Congress recently digitized and made publicly available papers of presidents from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. For how they did it, Civil War and Reconstruction specialist Michelle Krowl.

Warner, Rubio push to extend contractor pandemic relief authorities

Senators seek bigger role, more doses for VA in vaccine distribution efforts

SolarWinds fallout sparks calls for mandatory incident reporting, repercussions after cyber attacks

Schedule F is gone, but the debate continues in Congress

USPS 10-year plan looks to redefine ‘unachievable’ service standards

Flatter defense budgets means Congress will look for savings and legacy cuts

USPS awards next-generation vehicle contract to Oshkosh Defense

Key senators oppose Biden budget pick, confirmation at risk

Congress is delving deep into some nitty-gritty governmental issues

Congress to probe how military bases fared during paralyzing winter storms

Supply remains VA’s biggest hurdle in vaccinating broader veteran population

DMV lawmakers want government to have its own batch of COVID vaccines for federal workers

Office that oversees congressional employee rights having a busier new year than normal

Library of Congress completes major project to preserve early presidential papers

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